Piper PA-32-301T N81573
28 March 1982 · Lexington Park, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 March 1982 at about 19:10 local time, a Piper PA-32-301T registered N81573, operated by Jack Aalseth, was involved in an accident near Lexington Park, Maryland, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lexington Park, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Park Hall
- Coordinates
- 38.2393, -76.4290
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-301T
- Registration
- N81573
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Jack Aalseth
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chantilly → Huntington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82DA094
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 50 KNOTS ON LANDING ROLLOUT HE LOWERED THE NOSE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER ENCOUNTERING A SOFT SPOT ON THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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