# NTSB CHI81FEC38: Piper PA-28, N2139N, Oxford, MI, July 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1981
- Place: Oxford, MI · OXFORD, MI
- Location: 42.8214° N, 83.2535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8214&lon=-83.2535&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEC38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2772  81/7/31    OXFORD,MI           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 542
        TIME - 1130                    N2139N              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODWORTH AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANN ARBOR,MI                OXFORD,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT ELECTED TO LND ON UNAUTHORIZED GRASS RWY THAT INTERSECTED HIGHER PAVED RWY AT MIDFLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2139N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2139N-2008-11-17), registration cancelled 2008-11-17, S/N 28-7911095, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (registry code 7102815) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodworth Airpark

## 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 19810731046439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731046439A), Jul 31, 1981: Piper PA28236, Oxford, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft gear sheared during landing at closed airport. Runway edge was higher than crossing sod runway.

## Other investigations on N2139N (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 ERA09LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA033), Nov 1, 2008: Piper PA-28-236 (N2139N), Plymouth, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Piper Dakota (PA-28-236) pilot's failure to see and avoid the Piper Cherokee (PA-32-260).

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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