# Incident 19880123008359I: Piper PA32R300, Big Bear City, CA, January 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: Big Bear City, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2638° N, 116.8560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIG BEAR CITY (L35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2638&lon=-116.8560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3929F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3929F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 7 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880123008359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK SNOWBANK AT SIDE OF RUNWAY. MAIN AND NOSE GEARS COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N3929F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890917035139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890917035139A), Sep 17, 1989: Piper PA32R300 (N3929F), Mammoth Lakes, CA, Substantial damage. Crosswind takeoff high density altitude. Climbed to 20FT. Settled. Hit ground side of runway. Crosswind component e

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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