# Accident 19821216065029A: Piper PA32R300, De Witt, NE, December 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1982, 20:20 local time
- Place: De Witt, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.3891° N, 96.9197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3891&lon=-96.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6855F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,238 total, 240 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821216065029A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN DURING APPROACH. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT AND GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 MKC83FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA038), Dec 17, 1982: Piper PA-32R-300 (N6855F), Dewitt, NE, 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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