# Accident 19870427012309A: Piper PA28180, Blakely Island, WA, April 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1987, 12:45 local time
- Place: Blakely Island, WA
- Airport: Blakely Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5601° N, 122.8009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5601&lon=-122.8009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5185L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 137 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870427012309A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING. USED EXCESSIVE BRAKING TO AVOID OVERSHOOTING AND VEERED INTO A TREE. PILOT BLAMED STRESS.

## 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 SEA87LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA088), Apr 27, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N5185L), Blakely Island, WA, substantial damage

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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