# Accident 20010303004149A: Piper PA34220T, Durango, CO, March 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2001, 15:45 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2031° N, 107.8678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2031&lon=-107.8678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8356X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8356X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010303004149A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND THEN VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR WAS DESTROYED BY SDIE LOADS CAUSED BY SLIDING ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN, INCLUDING A SNOW BANK AND A SHALLOW DITCH.

## 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 DEN01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA062), Mar 3, 2001: Piper PA-34-220T (N8356X), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the blown tire.

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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