# Accident 19830620028399A: Piper PA34200T, Mesa, AZ, June 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1983, 18:40 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.4293° N, 111.7109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4293&lon=-111.7109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3ZT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3ZT-1989-02-02) (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 TSIO360E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,230 total, 85 in this make and model, 251 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830620028399A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL. PILOT CLAIMS GEAR MALFUNCTION BUT INSPECTION AFTERWARD REVEALED NO DISCREPANCY.

## 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 LAX83LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA294), Jun 21, 1983: Piper PA-34-200T (N3ZT), Mesa, AZ, 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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