19820121001659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Muscle Shoals, AL · January 21, 1982

Date
January 21, 1982 · 23:56 local
Place
Muscle Shoals, AL
Airport
Muscle Shoals
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31937
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FKJ11
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
626 total203 in this make and model29 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.

Pilot claimed gear problems during approach. Aircraft hit powerline. Gear problem could not be substantiated.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CLAIMED GEAR PROBLEMS DURING APPROACH. AIRCRAFT HIT POWERLINE. GEAR PROBLEM COULD NOT BE SUBSTANTIATED.

NTSB investigation

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