# Incident 19940129003379I: Piper PA28180, Sanford, ME, January 29, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1994, 13:35 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Airport: Sanford Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4392° N, 70.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4392&lon=-70.7742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9179J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9179J-2017-07-10) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940129003379I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 01-29-94, 1335 LOCAL, A PIPER PA-28-180C, N9179J, OWNED AND PILOTED BY STEVEN RAYMENT UNDER FLIGHT INSTRUCTION BY CHRISTY HAUSCHKA, CFI 2473182, REPORTED THAT A DOWNDRAFT WAS ENCOUNTERED ON APPROACH TO SANFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SANFORD, MAINE, RUNWAY 32 AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET. THE REPORTED DOWNDRAFT CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO LAND APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY AND IN SNOW ABOUT 1.5 FEET DEEP. NOSE GEAR PARTLY COLLAPSED AND PROP STRUCK GROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. APPM COUNSELED.

## Other reports on N9179J (2)

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

- [Accident 20170407008429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170407008429A), Apr 7, 2017: Piper PA-28-180 (N9179J), Oxford, IA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Certified flight instructor (CFI) and private pilot were engaged in training approximately six miles south of the green castle aero club airport. Radar images…
- [Incident 20120527009559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120527009559I), May 27, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N9179J), Oxford, IA, No damage. The pilot temporarily lost control during a crosswind landing. He attempted to land in the grass adjacent to the runway, but subsequently touched down in the…

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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