# NTSB FTW81DRJ09: Piper PA-28, N2232W, Sterlington, LA, January 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1981
- Place: Sterlington, LA · STERLINGTON, LA
- Location: 32.6889° N, 92.0603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterlington, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6889&lon=-92.0603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0076  81/1/25    STERLINGTON,LA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 227
        TIME - 1515                    N2232W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STERLINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STERLINGTON,LA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- PLT PREMATURELY RETRACTED FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2232W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2232W), registered now, S/N 28-7916334, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sterlington

## 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 19810125001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125001719A), Jan 25, 1981: Piper PA28161, Sterlington, LA, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane at power application for a go-around. Ran off side of runway.

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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