# NTSB NYC80FNC15: Piper PA-28, N1016X, Portland, ME, March 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1980
- Place: Portland, ME · PORTLAND, ME
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNC15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0814  80/3/13    PORTLAND,ME         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1203                    N1016X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,ME                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- PROP HIT,3BOUNCES.RUDDER CNCTD TO DMGD NOSE WHL/STEERING.UN TURN BACK TO RWY.HIT TREE,FORCED LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1016X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1016X-1980-07-28), registration cancelled 1980-07-28, S/N 287525258, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Portland Intl

## 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 19800313005819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800313005819A), Mar 13, 1980: Piper PA28140, Portland, ME, Substantial damage. Prop hit runway on hard landing. Bent nose gear. Took off, unable to climb or control rudder in turn. Stalled.

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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