# NTSB SEA81FYK08: Piper PA-22, N7712D, Medford, OR, April 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1981
- Place: Medford, OR · MEDFORD, OR
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYK08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYK08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0657  81/4/30  NR.MEDFORD,OR         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 145
        TIME - 1145                    N7712D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TABLE ROCK STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MEDFORD,OR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7712D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7712D-2011-05-25), registration cancelled 2011-05-25, S/N 22-5385, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Table Rock Strip

## 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 19810430020899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430020899A), Apr 30, 1981: Piper PA22150, Medford, OR, Substantial damage. Landed short of threshold on rough ground, nosed over. Runway confines not clearly marked.

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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