# NTSB IAD80FKM06: Piper PA-32R, N36390, Hickory, NC, January 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1980
- Place: Hickory, NC · HICKORY, NC
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FKM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0072   80/1/4    HICKORY,NC          PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 428
        TIME - 1445                    N36390              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 293 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HICKORY MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POMPANO BEACH,FL            HICKORY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       34
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO FORECAST ICING CONDITIONS.LNDD WITH ICE ON WINGS AND TAIL SURFACES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36390](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36390), registered now, S/N 32R-7887039, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (registry code 7103216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hickory Municipal

## 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 19800104007309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800104007309A), Jan 4, 1980: Piper PA32RT300T, Hickory, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft developed high sink rate on landing due to ice on aircraft. Impacted runway, collapsing landing gear.

## Other investigations on N36390 (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 CHI79FEK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK12), May 9, 1979: Piper PA32RT (N36390), Westerville, OH, 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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