# NTSB LAX81FJA06: Piper PA-32, N7708J, Kona Village, HI, February 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1981
- Place: Kona Village, HI · KONA VILLAGE, HI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FJA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0158  81/2/18    KONA VILLAGE,HI     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 3253
        TIME - 1300                    N7708J              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KAUPULEHU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILO,HI                     KONA VILLAGE,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7708J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7708J-2013-10-21), registration cancelled 2013-10-21, S/N 32-1075, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (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: Kaupulehu

## 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 19810218004309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810218004309A), Feb 18, 1981: Piper PA32260, Kona Village, HI, Substantial damage. Buffeted by gusty surface winds. Dropped out on final. Landed hard in a crab, collapsed landing gear.

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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