# NTSB MIA81DLA01: Piper PA-32R, N2240V, Lake City, FL, October 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1980
- Place: Lake City, FL · LAKE CITY, FL
- Location: 30.1886° N, 82.6422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1886&lon=-82.6422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2875   80/10/2   LAKE CITY,FL        PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 450
        TIME - 1530                    N2240V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMILLA,GA                  LAKE CITY,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- UNEVEN LNDG STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2240V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smith Farms

## 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 19801002044529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002044529A), Oct 2, 1980: Piper PA32RT300, Lake City, FL, Substantial damage. Ballooned on eneven runway on landing. Unable to stop, went into wet grass & a fence 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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