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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Westminster, MD · July 10, 1982

Date: July 10, 1982 · 09:06 local
Place: Westminster, MD
Airport: Clearview
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4371X
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL82DA193
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1A5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 417 total74 in this make and model116 in the last 90 days

N4371XRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7640016 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed halfway down short downhill runway and ran off the departure end. Landed at strange airport due to weather.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED HALFWAY DOWN SHORT DOWNHILL RUNWAY AND RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END. LANDED AT STRANGE AIRPORT DUE TO WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL82DA193Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportWestminster, MDWhile on a cross-country flight, the pilot elected to make an unscheduled stop at a unfamiliar airport to check the en route weather. He circled the airport and thought the wind indicated favored runway 31, but later, he found that the wind was calm. No…Jul 10, 1982 · Substantial damage