# Incident 19781220021039I: Piper PA34200T, Shismaref, AK, December 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1978, 23:00 local time
- Place: Shismaref, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6831J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6831J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 47 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781220021039I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N6831J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850702058829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850702058829I), Jul 2, 1985: Piper PA34200T (N6831J), Nome, AK, Minor damage. Started missed approach and saw runway. Landed at high speed on remaining runway. Trunnions broke during turnoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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