# Accident 19800516014339A: Piper PA32RT300, Pineville, LA, May 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Pineville, LA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 31.3429° N, 92.4089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pineville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3429&lon=-92.4089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36546, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36546) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,640 total, 445 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516014339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED ON WET RUNWAY & HE MADE A HIGH-SPEED TURN WHICH COLLAPSED THE LANDING 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 FTW80DA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA078), May 16, 1980: Piper PA32RT (N36546), Pineville, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N36546 (2)

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

- [Incident 19851005064389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851005064389I), Oct 5, 1985: Piper PA32RT300 (N36546), Port Barre, LA, Minor damage. Engine failed in flight. Landed in a field. Rod had separated knocking a hole in the case.
- [Accident 19820513015739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820513015739A), May 13, 1982: Piper PA32RT300 (N36546), Pineville, LA, Substantial damage. A wheel dropped into a hole on edge of taxiway. Impact drove gear strut up thru wing. FAA, operator taking action.

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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