# Accident 19860325007589A: Piper PA34200T, Smithville, TN, March 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1986, 08:45 local time
- Place: Smithville, TN
- Airport: Smithville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9854° N, 85.8091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITHVILLE MUNI (0A3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9854&lon=-85.8091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3951X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3951X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 731 total, 12 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LLT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LLT08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860325007589A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED OFF RUNWAY END, LEFT GEAR FOLDED.

## 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 ATL86LLT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LLT08), Mar 25, 1986: Piper PA-34 (N3951X), Smithville, TN, incident, minor 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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