# Accident 19791020029609A: Piper PA32/, Manistee, MI, October 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1979, 11:20 local time
- Place: Manistee, MI
- Airport: Blacker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2449° N, 86.3277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manistee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2449&lon=-86.3277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39591, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39591-1983-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 87 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020029609A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING IN GUSTY WIND. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE. CAME DOWN VERY HARD 3RD TIME. COLLAPSED GEAR.

## 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 CHI80FEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM03), Oct 20, 1979: Piper PA-32R (N39591), Manistee, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39591 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820930050759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820930050759A), Sep 30, 1982: Piper PA32RT300 (N39591), Excelsior Sprin, MO, Substantial damage. Insufficient speed on takeoff roll. Aborted too late, ran off end of runway into trees.
- [Incident 19800809083269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809083269I), Aug 9, 1980: Piper PA32RT300T (N39591), Hallock, MN, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after landing. The down lock hook had been broken, probably from aft loads on the nose gear.

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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