# NTSB SEA80DYM46: Piper PA-28, N2159C, Brooks, OR, July 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1980
- Place: Brooks, OR · BROOKS, OR
- Location: 45.0509° N, 122.9574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooks, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0509&lon=-122.9574&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYM46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1731  80/7/13    BROOKS,OR           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N2159C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARCHENKO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          AURORA,OR                   RETURN                       BROOKS,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ARPT NOT AUTHORIZED BY IP.LNDD PAVED PORTION 2300FT RWY,BEGINNING MID-FLD.HIT HANGAR 30FT L OF RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2159C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159C-1989-09-20), registration cancelled 1989-09-20, S/N 287916134 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harchenko

## 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 19800713025389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713025389A), Jul 13, 1980: Piper PA28161, Brooks, OR, Substantial damage. Student made unauthorized off-base crabbed landing on runway edge. Bounced, veered off other side. Wing hit hangar.

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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