- Date
- May 28, 1980
- Place
- Hampden, MA · HAMPDEN, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N21480Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800528015579A
- Case key
- 131280
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0822 80/5/28 HAMPDEN,MA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 527 TIME - 0915 N21480 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 266 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANCHESTER,NH HAMPDEN,MA 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) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE GEAR BENT AFT DRG LNDG ON WET GOLF COURSE.ACFT DRIFTED OFF FAIRWAY,HIT TREE,DRG LNDG ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21480
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N21480Registration cancelled Oct 21, 2023 · Piper PA-28-161Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N21480 · 1
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