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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32R300 · Arcola, TX · February 19, 1983

Date
February 19, 1983 · 15:45 local
Place
Arcola, TX
Airport
Arcola
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N47976
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA124
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
333 total8 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Drifted on level off. Left main gear touched down on slope off runway and struck the lip of a taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

DRIFTED ON LEVEL OFF. LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON SLOPE OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE LIP OF A TAXIWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.