N8172N is a 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 Dothan, AL. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Feb 1980. It has been registered to its current owner since Apr 2026. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
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1980
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The pilot reported that she initiated the landing flare and the airplane floated about 100 feet and landed normally. About 400 feet into the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right, exited the right side of the runway and collided with taxiway lights prior to coming to rest.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage intermediate bulkhead.
She reported that during landing the windsock indicated "no wind." However, after the accident she and her passenger witnessed dust devils close to the runway.
The airport's METAR reported that about the time of the accident, the wind was variable at 6 knots. The airplane landed on runway 30.
The pilot reported that there were 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.