# NTSB MKC82DA064: Piper PA-28-180, N2134R, Estherville, IA, April 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 29, 1982, 09:35 local (14:35 UTC)
- Place: Estherville, IA
- Coordinates: 43.389724, -94.830177 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3897&lon=-94.8302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA064
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70622/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA064

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN FOR OVER 90 DAYS AND WAS FLYING FOR PRACTICE AND TO BECOME CURRENT. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR ABOUT 20 TO 30 FEET AND THEN CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE PLANE SLID TO A STOP ON ITS NOSE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2134R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2134R), registered now, S/N 28-5467, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 285467
- Airframe hours: 4060
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Flying Wildcats, Inc.
- Registered owner: Flying Wildcats, Inc.
- Departed: HUMBOLT, IA
- Destination: ESTHERVILLE, IA
- Airport: EST, Estherville Muni, runway 16, 4,800 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 136 total, 7 in this make and model, 90 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F

## 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 19820429015169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820429015169A), Apr 29, 1982: Piper PA28180, Estherville, IA, Substantial damage. Bounced high on hard landing. Came down on nose wheel. Impact collapsed nose 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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