# Incident 19830227010919I: Piper PA28140, Reading, PA, February 27, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6697W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6697W-2013-02-13) (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: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227010919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING WHILE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR COUNSELED.

## Other reports on N6697W (2)

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

- [Accident 19930725025519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930725025519A), Jul 25, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N6697W), Clearfield, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Over controlling on final. Began go around dropped a wing. Stalled. Cartwheeled on impact and burned.
- [Incident 19790719022289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022289I), Jul 19, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N6697W), Reading, PA, Minor damage. Power loss on takeoff. Exhaust valve failed.

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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