26.7153° N, 80.0534° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 25, 1985 · 17:25 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3040X
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total2,000 in this make and model250 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 wing dropped after landing. Gear folded backward as aircraft taxied off runway. Gear checked prior to flight.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT WING DROPPED AFTER LANDING. GEAR FOLDED BACKWARD AS AIRCRAFT TAXIED OFF RUNWAY. GEAR CHECKED PRIOR TO FLIGHT.