19831023068259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Pompano Beach, FL · October 23, 1983

Date
October 23, 1983 · 19:57 local
Place
Pompano Beach, FL
Airport
Pompano Beach
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3577W
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360E
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,021 total513 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Right main landing gear strut broke on touchdown. Aircraft pivoted off the runway on its right wing.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE ON TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT PIVOTED OFF THE RUNWAY ON ITS RIGHT WING.