# Accident 19821231065399A: Piper PA34200T, Prescott, AZ, December 31, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1982, 11:40 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A. Love
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6205° N, 112.4200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6205&lon=-112.4200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N477BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N477BL-1992-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total, 413 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821231065399A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE LANDING ROLL. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED INTO A SNOWBANK. CRACKED TRUNION FAILED.

## 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 LAX83LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA062), Dec 31, 1982: Piper PA-34-200T (N477BL), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N477BL (1)

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

- [Accident 19870804047379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804047379A), Aug 4, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N477BL), El Monte, CA, Substantial damage. CFI failed left engine by fuel off and put right engine on crossfeed failing both engines because left tank empty.

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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