# Accident 19981002033209A: Piper PA28RT201T, Albuquerque, NM, October 2, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 2, 1998, 19:20 local time - Place: Albuquerque, NM - Airport: Coronado Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.1797° N, 106.5905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1797&lon=-106.5905&mi=10 - Aircraft: N8182J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8182J-2014-02-19) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T - Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 866 total, 589 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA005) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981002033209A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON OCTOBER 2, 1998, AT 1920 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28RT-201T, N8182J, REGISTERED TO NEURO AIR INC., WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A HARD LANDING AT CORONADO AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTY FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, DENVER, COLORADO. AT 1725. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 (4010 FT. X 60 FT., ASPHALT) AND CAME IN HIGH DUE TO TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AS HE FLARED, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE HE RUNWAY AND LANDED HARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BUCKLED AFT HE CABIN ENTRY DOOR AND FORWARD OF THE CARGO DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSLAGE, AND A BULKHEAD WAS DAMAGED ON THE LOWER AFT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL OCTOBER 7, 1998, AFTER BEING ADVISED TO DO SO BY HIS INSURANCE AGENT. (.4)ON OCTOBER 2, 1998, AT 1920 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28RT-201T, N8182J, REGISTERED TO NEURO AIR, INC., WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING AT CORONADO AIRP ORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTY FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, DENVER, COLORADO, AT 1725. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S ACCIDENT REPORT, THE EN ROUTE PORTION OF THE FLIGHT WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS HE APPROACHED CORONADO AIRPORT, ANOTHER PILOT INFORMED HIM THAT RUNWAY 35 (4,010 FT X 60FT, ASPHALT) WAS THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. HE ALSO WARNED HIM OF 50 FOOT TREES NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID HE REMAINED "HIGHER ON THE APPROACH...THEN REDUCED POWER AND BEGAN A SLIGHTLY MORE STEEP DESCENT THAN USUAL " (USING 25 DEGREES FLAPS.) WHEN HE FLARED THE AIRPLANE APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, IT "MUST HAVE STALLED." A HARD LANDING FOLLOWED. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED AFT OF THE CABIN ENTRY DOOR AND FORWARD OF THE CARGO DOOR. ACCORDING TO CORONADO AIRPORT OFFICIALS, THE TREES AT THE END OF RUNWAY 35 ARE APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 FEET TALL. ## 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 DEN99LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA005), Oct 3, 1998: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N8182J), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The premature flaring of the airplane, resulting in an inadvertent stall. ## Other reports on N8182J (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20100802044319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100802044319I), Aug 2, 2010: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8182J), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up. No major injuries noted. When aircraft was recovered it was raised with a hoist and power was applied. Landing gear immediately went… - [Incident 20020918026349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020918026349I), Sep 18, 2002: Piper PA28RT201T (N8182J), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot statement as follows: "I was shooting touch-and-goes at Front Range Airport that morning on runway 08. After landing, the aircraft was still… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.