# NTSB NYC81DHA18: Piper PA-38, N2482A, Easton, PA, July 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1981
- Place: Easton, PA · EASTON, PA
- Location: 40.6861° N, 75.2181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6861&lon=-75.2181&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DHA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1609  81/7/16    EASTON,PA           PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N2482A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLVILLE,NJ                EASTON,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT INCLINE APRX 6FT BFR RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2482A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Easton

## 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 19810716041469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716041469A), Jul 16, 1981: Piper PA38112, Easton, PA, Substantial damage. Misjudgement and downdraft caused student pilot to strike hillside on approach end 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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