# NTSB NYC80DHD05: Piper PA-32, N55476, West Chester, PA, October 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1979
- Place: West Chester, PA · WEST CHESTER, PA
- Location: 39.9599° N, 75.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chester, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9599&lon=-75.6054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DHD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3591  79/10/29   WEST CHESTER,PA     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 266
        TIME - 1940                    N55476              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRANDYWINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARTINSBURG,WV              WEST CHESTER,PA
        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 LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD NOSE WHEEL FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55476](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55476-2009-05-18), registration cancelled 2009-05-18, S/N 32-7340120, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (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: Brandywine

## 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 19791029037649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029037649A), Oct 29, 1979: Piper PA32300, West Chester, PA, Substantial damage. Landed nosewheel first. Collapsed same. Unskilled in night landings.

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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