N4338V is a 1984 Piper PA-28-181. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Aiea, HI. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Feb 1984. It has been registered to its current owner since Jan 2024. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 42 years old
- 1 of 3,619 Piper PA-28-181
2024
1984
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The pilot reported that he performed a go-around on the first landing attempt. On the second landing attempt the airplane ballooned during the flare and subsequently impacted the runway with the propeller and the nose landing gear; the nose gear collapsed and separated from the airplane. A postaccident damage assessment revealed that the airplane's engine mount had sustained substantial damage as a result of the hard landing. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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About the Piper PA-28-181
About the modelThe Archer — a four-seat Cherokee with the later tapered wing, which softened the handling of the earlier constant-chord aircraft. Still in production and widely used for training.
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