# Accident 19850127001739A: Piper PA28181, League City, TX, January 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1985, 00:30 local time
- Place: League City, TX
- Airport: Houston Gulf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4802° N, 95.1007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4802&lon=-95.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82048, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82048) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 4 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850127001739A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY WHILE PRACTICING FORCED LANDINGS AT NIGHT. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THE AIRCRAFT. GEAR TORN OFF.

## 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 FTW85LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA102), Jan 27, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N82048), League City, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N82048 (1)

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

- [Incident 20130724014649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130724014649I), Jul 24, 2013: Piper PA-28-181 (N82048), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. The airman departed runway 36 at Waterloo airport (alo) with a pre-solo student to conduct a flight instruction training session. At approximately 200 to 300…

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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