# NTSB SEA81DYM36: Piper PA-38, N2340D, Sandy, OR, August 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1981
- Place: Sandy, OR · SANDY, OR
- Location: 45.3981° N, 122.2688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3981&lon=-122.2688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYM36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2696  81/8/20    SANDY,OR            PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N2340D              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNTRY SQUIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TROUTDALE,OR                RETURN                       SANDY,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- STRUCK EDGE OF RAISED PARALLEL TWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2340D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2340D-1989-01-27), registration cancelled 1989-01-27, S/N 3879A0278 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Country Squire

## 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 19810820051199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810820051199A), Aug 20, 1981: Piper PA38112, Sandy, OR, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during landing.

## Other investigations on N2340D (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA80FYM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM01), Oct 24, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N2340D), Troutdale, OR, substantial 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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