# Accident 20020704015809A: Piper PA28161, Providence, RI, July 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2002, 08:05 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: Theodore Francis Green State
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7239° N, 71.4281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7239&lon=-71.4281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8081G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8081G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020704015809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND RWY 23 7/4/02 AT 08:05, A/C BOUNCED TWICE AND VEERED OFF THE RWY TO THE LEFT STRIKING TWO ROAD SIGNS AND COMING TO A REST ON TAXIWAY B, 500 FEET FROM RWY 23.

## 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 IAD02LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA066), Jul 4, 2002: Piper PA-28-161 (N8081G), Providence, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

## Other reports on N8081G (1)

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

- [Incident 20080630843199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080630843199I), Jun 30, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N8081G), Bridgeport, CT, Minor damage. (-23) On 6/30/2008 at 2012 EDT after departing bdr (Bridgeport, CT) from runway 24, N8081G declared an emergency with ATC due to smoke in the cockpit. Aircraft…

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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