# Accident 19820718030209A: Piper PA28235, Falls City, NE, July 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Falls City, NE
- Airport: Brenner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3106° N, 97.8094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3106&lon=-97.8094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8532N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8532N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 14 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718030209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON APPROACH. LANDED IN GRASS.STRUCK MARKER ON GO AROUND. TORE A GASH IN THE FUSELAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC82DA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA127), Jul 18, 1982: Piper PA-28-235D (N8532N), Falls City, NE, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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