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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23 · Gardiner, MT · April 16, 1982

Date
April 16, 1982 · 17:15 local
Place
Gardiner, MT
Airport
Gardiner
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3371P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82DA063
Reported as
Piper PA23
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,060 total400 in this make and model22 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.

Airplane stuck in mud on active runway. Used other runway. Collapsed landing gear as wheels sank in mud on landing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE STUCK IN MUD ON ACTIVE RUNWAY. USED OTHER RUNWAY. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR AS WHEELS SANK IN MUD ON LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.