NTSB NYC85LA124 — 1985-05-07 · STOW, Massachusetts, United States

Current FAA registration · N82054

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

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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