# Incident 19821002063949I: Piper PA32300, Port Heiden, AK, October 2, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9593° N, 158.5807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9593&lon=-158.5807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4025W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4025W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,309 total, 553 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821002063949I

## Narrative

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

COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR, WHILE TAXIING ON A BEACH.

## 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 ANC83IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA001), Oct 3, 1982: Piper PA-32-300 (N4025W), Near Port Heide, AK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N4025W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070519009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070519009999A), May 19, 2007: Piper PA32300 (N4025W), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he made a normal approach and landing. Upon touchdown and during rollout the left main gear detached from the airframe. The aircraft…
- [Incident 19941115045539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941115045539I), Nov 15, 1994: Piper PA32300 (N4025W), Eek, AK, Minor damage. Snap on landing roll. Left gear went soft. Veered into snowbank. Defect not stated.

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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