39.8346° N, 88.8657° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DECATUR (DEC), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 20, 1983 · 00:26 local
Place
Decatur, IL
Airport
Decatur
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9126J
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
61 total6 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Made a bad landing. Went around and landed normally. Found prop, nose gear and fairing damaged.
As the FAA filed it
MADE A BAD LANDING. WENT AROUND AND LANDED NORMALLY. FOUND PROP, NOSE GEAR AND FAIRING DAMAGED.