# Accident 19820321005799A: Piper PA32R300, Brownsville, CA, March 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1982, 10:15 local time
- Place: Brownsville, CA
- Airport: Brownsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4732° N, 121.2691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4732&lon=-121.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38795, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38795-1995-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 169 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DVG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820321005799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY AND GEAR COLLAPSED ON SOFT SHOULDER

## 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 LAX82DVG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG19), Mar 21, 1982: Piper PA-32R (N38795), Brownsville, CA, 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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