# Accident 19820404007639A: Piper 601PSMITH, Aspermont, TX, April 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1982, 14:42 local time
- Place: Aspermont, TX
- Airport: Dixon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1305° N, 100.2204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1305&lon=-100.2204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6069H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601PSMITH
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,074 total, 121 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820404007639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID AIRCRAFT LANDED HARDER THAN NORMAL. LEFT GEAR ASSEMBLY BROKE CAUSING CRAFT TO RUN OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW82DA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA112), Apr 4, 1982: Piper-Aerostar 601P (N6069H), Aspermont, TX, substantial damage

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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