# NTSB FTW80FRA48: Piper PA-32, N47732, Houston, TX, August 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1980
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRA48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1902  80/8/30  NR.HOUSTON,TX         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1078
        TIME - 1630                    N47732              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDRAU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VICTORIA,TX                HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W BEECH 65-A90,N3DF,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47732](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47732-1982-02-25), registration cancelled 1982-02-25, S/N 327840013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Andrau

## 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 19800830038659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830038659A), Aug 30, 1980: Piper PA32300, Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during landing. Airplane left runway and collided with parked aircraft.

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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