# NTSB IAD76FKW27: Piper PA-31T, N82002, Cleveland, TN, April 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1976
- Place: Cleveland, TN · CLEVELAND, TN
- Location: 35.1595° N, 84.8766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1595&lon=-84.8766&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FKW27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0820  76/4/12    CLEVELAND,TN        PIPER PA-31T        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5450
        TIME - 0814                    N82002              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 296 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARDWICK FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  CLEVELAND,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- UPSLOPE TRRN BFR RWY.T/D ABT 90 FT SHORT OF RWY.PLT HAD A COLD & EAR BLOCK FOR A WEEK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82002](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82002-1980-06-20), registration cancelled 1980-06-20, S/N 288090297 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hardwick Field

## 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 19760412008099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760412008099A), Apr 12, 1976: Piper PA31T, Cleveland, TN, Substantial damage. Upslope trrn bfr rwy.t/d abt 90 ft short of rwy. Plt had a cold & ear block for a week.

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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