# Accident 19831205061279A: Piper PA28R180, Manassas, VA, December 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1983, 20:45 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3859T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3859T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 571 total, 273 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FIA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831205061279A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FIA02), Dec 6, 1983: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3859T), Manassas, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3859T (1)

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

- [Accident 19770623015109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770623015109A), Jun 23, 1977: Piper PA28R180 (N3859T), Princeton, NJ, Substantial damage. Struck small deer.

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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