# Accident 19810525029949A: Piper PA32300, Factoryville, PA, May 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Factoryville, PA
- Airport: Seamans
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5894° N, 75.7561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEAMANS FLD (9N3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5894&lon=-75.7561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32303, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 879 total, 852 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DHA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525029949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC81DHA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA13), May 25, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N32303), Factoryville, PA, substantial damage

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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