# Incident 19850730044309I: Piper PA44180T, Sanford, FL, July 30, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7845&lon=-81.2761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8276A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8276A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180T (registry code 7104404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T0-360 series (registry code 41528, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180T
- Reported engine: LYC TO360E1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,350 total, 198 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850730044309I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT REDUCED POWER FOR SHORT FIELD LANDING AND HIGH RATE OF SINK DEVELOPED. BOUNCED DAMAGING PROPELLER, AIRFRAME

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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