# Incident 19830120003809I: Piper PA32301, Woodbridge, VA, January 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1983, 17:50 local time
- Place: Woodbridge, VA
- Airport: Woodbridge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6403° N, 77.2558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbridge, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6403&lon=-77.2558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8327S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8327S-2008-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 61 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830120003809I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE TOPS ON APPROACH TO A NIGHT LANDING. WENT AROUND AND LANDED. NOTAM ON TREE OBSTRUCTIONS.

## Other reports on N8327S (3)

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

- [Accident 20080401831969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080401831969A), Apr 1, 2008: Piper PA32301 (N8327S), Koliganek, AK, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot stated the weather was going down. He decided to turn around. He thought about calling the village agent to tell him he was returning, but…
- [Incident 19981018034159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981018034159I), Oct 18, 1998: Piper PA32301 (N8327S), Egegik, AK, Minor damage. On October 18, 1998, at about 2120 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-32-301, N8327S, piloted by george p baumgartner and registered to peninsula airways, inc.,…
- [Accident 19930129005629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930129005629A), Jan 29, 1993: Piper PA32301 (N8327S), Port Heiden, AK, Substantial damage. Nr 3 intake valve broke. Valve passed thru piston causing extensive internal engine damage. Landed on frozen tundra

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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