19810525029949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Factoryville, PA · May 25, 1981

Date
May 25, 1981 · 15:30 local
Place
Factoryville, PA
Airport
Seamans
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N32303
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81DHA13
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
879 total852 in this make and model37 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.

Aircraft landing gear struck berm of runway during landing causing right gear to collapse.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK BERM OF RUNWAY DURING LANDING CAUSING RIGHT GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.