# Incident 19820806042079I: Piper PA28181, Ames, IA, August 6, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1982, 17:15 local time
- Place: Ames, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0257° N, 93.6225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ames, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0257&lon=-93.6225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8450K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8450K-2005-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 65 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820806042079I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED IN DETERIORATING WEATHER, WIND SHIFTED TO TAILWIND, AIRCRAFT PORPOISED, PROP HIT RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N8450K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850927069879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850927069879A), Sep 27, 1985: Piper PA28181 (N8450K), Bowling Green, KY, Substantial damage. Landed in cornfield after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion on crosscountry flight. Gear sheared, fuselage buckle.

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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