# Incident 19820829061849I: Piper PA28140, Beltsville, MD, August 29, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1982, 16:45 local time
- Place: Beltsville, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0308° N, 76.9208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0308&lon=-76.9208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8245N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8245N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 450 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82IA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820829061849I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. IDLE ADJUSTMENT SET TOO LOW. UNABLE RESTART DUE TO DEFECTIVE STARTER.

## 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 ATL82IA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA287), Aug 29, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N8245N), Beltsville, MD, incident, minor 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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