# Accident 19820121001659A: Piper PA32RT300T, Muscle Shoals, AL, January 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1982, 23:56 local time
- Place: Muscle Shoals, AL
- Airport: Muscle Shoals
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7497° N, 87.7003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7497&lon=-87.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31937, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31937-2012-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 626 total, 203 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FKJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820121001659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL82FKJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKJ11), Jan 22, 1982: Piper PA-32 (N31937), Muscle Shoals, AL, destroyed

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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