# Incident 19830204029149I: Piper PA28181, Great Barringto, MA, February 4, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Great Barringto, MA
- Airport: Great Barrington
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1842° N, 73.4032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT BARRINGTON (GBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1842&lon=-73.4032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8302T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8302T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 194 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830204029149I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR CAUGHT A BARBED WIRE FENCE WHILE LANDING AT AN UNLIGHTED AIRPORT. LANDED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N8302T (1)

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

- [Accident 19830410043769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830410043769A), Apr 10, 1983: Piper PA28181 (N8302T), White Plains, NY, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near planned fuel stop. Landed on freeway. Hit auto. Carburetor heat on. Control cable separated.

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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