19831205061279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Manassas, VA · December 5, 1983

Date
December 5, 1983 · 20:45 local
Place
Manassas, VA
Airport
Manassas
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3859T
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84FIA02
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360B1E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
571 total273 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Landed hard on a night landing. Impact collapsed the right main gear. Aircraft veered off runway on right wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED HARD ON A NIGHT LANDING. IMPACT COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON RIGHT WING TIP.

NTSB investigation

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