34.1769° N, 86.8407° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Cullman, AL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 17, 1987 · 08:31 local
Place
Cullman, AL
Airport
Folsom
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ETWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9659C
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,443 total332 in this make and model351 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 on rollout as main strut broke. Aircraft slid off runway.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT WING DROPPED ON ROLLOUT AS MAIN STRUT BROKE. AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RUNWAY.