46.4269° N, 105.8882° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FRANK WILEY FLD (MLS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 2, 1989 · 12:55 local
Place
Miles City, MT
Airport
Frank Wiley Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N30164
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,320 total1,200 in this make and model35 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.
Landed close to runway lights in whiteout. Left wing hit snow ridge. Plane veered and right gear drag link broke.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED CLOSE TO RUNWAY LIGHTS IN WHITEOUT. LEFT WING HIT SNOW RIDGE. PLANE VEERED AND RIGHT GEAR DRAG LINK BROKE.