# Incident 19830802049769I: Piper PA34220T, Flagstaff, AZ, August 2, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Pulliam
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8399D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8399D-1992-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830802049769I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED HE ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER A LOUD BANG. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## Other reports on N8399D (1)

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

- [Incident 19900510030799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900510030799I), May 10, 1990: Piper PA34220T (N8399D), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Right propeller struck runway on a crosswind landing. Pilot unaware till deplanded. Shear warnings issued.

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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