# Accident 19830129003259A: Piper PA28180, Palmetto, FL, January 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Palmetto, FL
- Airport: Manatee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5251° N, 82.5750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmetto, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5251&lon=-82.5750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8923J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8923J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 147 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830129003259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT HIT DITCH THEN FENCE.

## 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 MIA83LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA068), Jan 29, 1983: Piper PA-28-180 (N8923J), Palmetto, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8923J (2)

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

- [Accident 19990227023449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990227023449A), Feb 27, 1999: Piper PA28180 (N8923J), Myerstown, PA, Substantial damage. (.19) On February 27, 1999, about 0905 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N8923J, was substantially damaged while landing at the deck airport,…
- [Incident 19840608050969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840608050969I), Jun 8, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N8923J), Wolcott, NY, Minor damage. Flared on landing. Landed long. Skidded off end of runway.

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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