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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32300 · Sauk Centre, MN · March 7, 1980

Date
March 7, 1980 · 19:55 local
Place
Sauk Centre, MN
Airport
Sauk Centre
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N333JD
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80FER26
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
407 total15 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing gear struck snowbank short of the approach end of runway. Landed on runway minus severed landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR STRUCK SNOWBANK SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. LANDED ON RUNWAY MINUS SEVERED LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N333JD · 1

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