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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Fresno, CA · August 13, 1983

Date: August 13, 1983 · 22:30 local
Place: Fresno, CA
Airport: Sierra Sky Park
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8333H
Reported as: Piper PA32R301T
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total2 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N8333HRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 32R-8129038 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Landed off side of runway. Struck a drainage ditch while taxiing to ramp. One threshold strobe light inoperative.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP. ONE THRESHOLD STROBE LIGHT INOPERATIVE.