35.7686° N, 91.6227° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Batesville, AR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 25, 1982 · 19:30 local
Place
Batesville, AR
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2990R
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
220 total55 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Gear collapsed on landing. Spring broke on auto gear extension vacuum control rod. Nose gear bushings worn.
As the FAA filed it
GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. SPRING BROKE ON AUTO GEAR EXTENSION VACUUM CONTROL ROD. NOSE GEAR BUSHINGS WORN.