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MKC82DA064

1982-04-29 · ESTHERVILLE, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EST

Current FAA registration · N2134R

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-180
Year of manufacture
1969 · 13 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19690710
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1C79B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN FOR OVER 90 DAYS AND WAS FLYING FOR PRACTICE AND TO BECOME CURRENT. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR ABOUT 20 TO 30 FEET AND THEN CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE PLANE SLID TO A STOP ON ITS NOSE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MKC82DA064.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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