# NTSB ATL81DLQ18: Piper PA-34, N56710, Paducah, KY, May 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1981
- Place: Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
- Location: 37.0709° N, 88.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-88.6445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DLQ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLQ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0921  81/5/23    PADUCAH,KY          PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1096
        TIME - 2350                    N56710              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARRINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWENSBORO,KY                PADUCAH,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED SHORT OF OVERRUN AND LEFT OF RWY CENTERLINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56710](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56710-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N 34-7450024, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farrington

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810523027559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523027559A), May 23, 1981: Piper PA34200, Paducah, KY, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway, sheared nose gear. Accident sequence separated main gear. Stopped on taxiway.

## Other investigations on N56710 (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 LAX86LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA329), Aug 25, 1986: Piper PA-34-200 (N56710), Salinas, CA, substantial damage

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.

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