# Accident 19790223003449A: Piper PA32R300, Springdale, AR, February 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1979, 17:25 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Springdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1764° N, 94.1192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRINGDALE MUNI (ASG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1764&lon=-94.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5105F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5105F-1991-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,647 total, 0 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223003449A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO ASSURE LANDING GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW79DPG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG20), Feb 23, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N5105F), Springdale, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5105F (1)

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

- [Accident 19840809077019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840809077019A), Aug 9, 1984: Piper PA32R300 (N5105F), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power after takeoff. Struck trees during landing. Air intake duct hose collapsed, metal elbow missing.

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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