# Accident 19820226001029A: Piper PA20135, Bethel, AK, February 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1982, 17:40 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8101° N, 161.8493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8101&lon=-161.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3404A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3404A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 384 total, 300 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820226001029A

## Narrative

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

SKI-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE IT WAS TAXIING TO PARKING AREA.

## 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 ANC82DA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA021), Feb 26, 1982: Piper PA-20 (N3404A), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3404A (1)

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

- [Accident 20061022029459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061022029459A), Oct 22, 2006: Piper PA20135 (N3404A), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated while he was attempting a landing on runway 25 at the Merrill Field Airport (mri) Alaska, the aircraft veered sharply to the right off…

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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