# Incident 19831021068019I: Piper PA28140, Wadsworth, OH, October 21, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0274° N, 81.7322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadsworth, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0274&lon=-81.7322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6689W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6689W) (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 O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 45 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831021068019I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED STUDENT TO MAKE A SEVERE HARD LANDING. THE IMPACT RIPPED OFF THE MAIN LANDING GEARS.

## Other reports on N6689W (2)

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

- [Incident 20020509014499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020509014499I), May 9, 2002: Piper PA28140 (N6689W), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On landing the aircraft veered off the runway to the left into the grass, and while maneuvering back onto the runway, the aircraft sustained damage to…
- [Incident 19920821032749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920821032749I), Aug 21, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N6689W), Ashtabula, OH, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on rollout. Skidded right and departed 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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