# Accident 19830810041869A: Piper PA32R301, Wheeling, IL, August 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Palwaukee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1299° N, 87.9209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1299&lon=-87.9209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 406 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830810041869A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR WENT OFF PAVEMENT INTO A HOLE WHILE TURNING AT A RUNWAY INTERSECTION. DAMAGED LEFT WING.

## 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 CHI83LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA373), Aug 10, 1983: Piper PA-32R-301 (N29AM), Wheeling, IL, 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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