# Accident 19820729032749A: Piper PA28181, Marion, MT, July 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1982, 16:35 local time
- Place: Marion, MT
- Airport: Lost Prairie Cars
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1092° N, 114.7896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1092&lon=-114.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8997E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 6 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729032749A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING LANDING CAUSING NOSE WHEEL AND LEFT GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 DEN82DA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA149), Jul 29, 1982: Piper PA-28-181 (N8997E), Marion, MT, 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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