# NTSB SEA81DYP20: Piper PA-28, N38421, Lucille, ID, May 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1981
- Place: Lucille, ID · LUCILLE, ID
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYP20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1008  81/5/28    LUCILLE,ID          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 338
        TIME - 1400                    N38421              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 238 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEMENS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLEY,ID                   LUCILLE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38421](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38421), registered now, S/N 28-7790551, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clemens Ranch

## 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 19810528032679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810528032679A), May 28, 1981: Piper PA28181, Lucille, ID, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear seperated on landing at a rough rolling Private strip. Overstressed.

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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