# Accident 19840505017079A: Piper PA28180, La Porte, IN, May 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1984, 22:00 local time
- Place: La Porte, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5996° N, 86.7108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5996&lon=-86.7108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7575W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7575W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 127 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840505017079A

## Narrative

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

FLARED TOO LATE ON A NIGHT LANDING. STRUCK RUNWAY NOSEWHEEL FIRST. IMPACT DAMAGED NOSE GEAR WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 CHI84LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA178), May 6, 1984: Piper PA-28-180 (N7575W), La Porte, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7575W (2)

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

- [Incident 20200609010769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200609010769I), Jun 9, 2020: Piper PA-28-180 (N7575W), Towanda, PA, Minor damage. Owner reported an issue with a left hand roll and nose wheel track and a hard pull to the right while taxing the aircraft. The mechanic took aircraft out to…
- [Incident 19940109006319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940109006319I), Jan 9, 1994: Piper PA28180 (N7575W), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: during crosswind landing on runway 05 at the north Myrtle beach airport (cre) the aircraft right wing tip contacted the runway surface. Subsequent…

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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