Event NYC85LA124

1985-05-07 STOW, Massachusetts, United States Airport · 6B6 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N82054

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-28-181

Year of manufacture

1982 · 3 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19830107

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AB33FF

Registrant of record

FUSARO RONALD G

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N82054 Piper PA-28-181 None

Factual narrative

PIPER PA28-181N82054 LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 3 AT MINUTE MAN AIRPORT, STOW, MASS. THE STUDENT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, ON ONE LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT. RUDDER WAS APPLIED BUT THERE WAS NO REACTION, BEING ONLY A FEW FEET OFF THE RUNWAY THAT AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE NOSE WHERE, SKIN DAMAGE BEHIND THE LEFT WING TIP AND BEHIND THE ENGINE COWL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85LA124.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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