# NTSB NYC81DHD35: Piper PA-28R, N3978X, Robbinsville, NJ, August 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1981
- Place: Robbinsville, NJ · ROBBINSVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.2146° N, 74.6193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robbinsville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2146&lon=-74.6193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DHD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3426   81/8/7    ROBBINSVILLE,NJ     PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 460
        TIME - 1540                    N3978X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRENTON-RBNSVLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBBINSVILLE,NJ             LOCAL
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3978X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3978X-2018-03-13), registration cancelled 2018-03-13, S/N 28R-7535381, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Trenton-Rbnsvle

## 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 19810807050819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810807050819A), Aug 7, 1981: Piper PA28R200, Robbinsville, NJ, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high on landing bounced and came down on nose wheel. Impact collapsed nose wheel. Other damage.

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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