# Accident 19820123001849A: Piper PA32300, Topeka, KS, January 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Airport: Phillip Billard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0406° N, 95.6795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0406&lon=-95.6795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2872D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2872D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 343 total, 24 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001849A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND ON LANDING CAUSED AIRPLANE TO SKID OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO AN ICE BANK. COLLAPSED 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 MKC82DA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA020), Jan 23, 1982: Piper PA-32-300 (N2872D), Topeka, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2872D (1)

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

- [Accident 19931225049629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931225049629A), Dec 25, 1993: Piper PA32300 (N2872D), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Deviated while in traffic pattern due weather. Bounced and porpoised landing until nose gear folded. Gusty wind.

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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