# Incident 19850708041099I: Piper PA28161, Sandusky, OH, July 8, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1985, 16:45 local time
- Place: Sandusky, OH
- Airport: Sandusky
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2957° N, 83.0372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANDUSKY COUNTY RGNL (S24), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2957&lon=-83.0372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8115L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8115L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 4 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850708041099I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH AND FAST ON LANDING, BOUNCED AND MADE LONG TOUCHDOWN. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N8115L (2)

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

- [Accident 19950531014429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950531014429A), May 31, 1995: Piper PA28161 (N8115L), Bluffton, OH, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control landing. Slid sideways into a ditch. Collapsed nose gear. Wrinkled fuselage. (-23) on may 31, 1995, Mr. Gary r. lemaitre…
- [Accident 19830820043299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820043299A), Aug 20, 1983: Piper PA28161 (N8115L), Bryan, TX, Substantial damage. Crash occurred when student pilot attempted landing on airport closed to public. Pilot claimed engine problem.

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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