# Accident 19821111060089A: Piper PA32300, Seward, AK, November 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Seward, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.0507° N, 149.3301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0507&lon=-149.3301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4082W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821111060089A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD ON ROUGH ROCKY BEACH. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR. WAVE ACTION AT HIGH TIDE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC83LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA018), Nov 11, 1982: Piper PA-32-300 (N4082W), Near Seward, AK, 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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