42.5309° N, 98.9747° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Atkinson, NE, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 29, 1979 · 00:15 local
Place
Atkinson, NE
Airport
Stuart Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8785E
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total50 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Emergency gear procedure necessary due to alternator failure. Right main collapsed after touchdown.
As the FAA filed it
EMERGENCY GEAR PROCEDURE NECESSARY DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN.