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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Bryan, TX · August 20, 1983

Date: August 20, 1983 · 12:51 local
Place: Bryan, TX
Airport: Flight Test Stati
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8115L
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA389
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D3G
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 58 total7 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N8115LRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8016119 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Crash occurred when student pilot attempted landing on airport closed to public. Pilot claimed engine problem.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED WHEN STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON AIRPORT CLOSED TO PUBLIC. PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE PROBLEM.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW83LA389Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBryan, TXThe student plt was on a x-country flt to the college station easterwood arpt near Bryan, TX. When he arrived in the vicinity, he saw a nearby arpt, the Texas a&m flt test station. He stated that at about the same time, the eng missed momentarily, 2 times,…Aug 20, 1983 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8115L · 2

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

Accident 19950531014429ALevel Off Touchdown · Bluffton, OHStudent lost directional control landing. Slid sideways into a ditch. Collapsed nose gear. Wrinkled fuselage. (-23) on may 31, 1995, Mr. Gary r. lemaitre (student cert #DD0158441) departed sandusky, OH., in N8115L, a pa 28-161, ser #28-8016119 for Bluffton,…May 31, 1995 · Substantial damage Incident 19850708041099IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Sandusky, OHAircraft was high and fast on landing, bounced and made long touchdown. Ran off end of runway, nose gear collapsed.Jul 8, 1985 · Minor damage