# Accident 19971216039039A: Piper PA28181, Bally, PA, December 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Bally, PA
- Airport: Butter Valley Golf Port Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4005° N, 75.5797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4005&lon=-75.5797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8068Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8068Z) (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: 89 total, 17 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971216039039A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST ON SHORT RWY. VEERED OFF NEAR END TO AVOID OBSTACLES.

## 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 IAD98LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA016), Dec 16, 1997: Piper PA-28-181 (N8068Z), Bally, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Related factors were tailwind, and lack of total experience.

## Other reports on N8068Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19911105056709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911105056709I), Nov 5, 1991: Piper PA28181 (N8068Z), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. While taxiing for takeoff aircraft was struck in the rear by an airport vehicle.

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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