# Accident 20080204009719A: Piper PA32R301T, Parowan, UT, February 4, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Parowan, UT
- Airport: Parowan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8597° N, 112.8161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8597&lon=-112.8161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73BL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103221, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 750 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080204009719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED LEFT OF RUNWAY 22 AT PAROWAN, UT. RUNWAY HAD ONE INCH OF FRESH SNOW AND PILOT MISJUDGED WHERE THE CENTER LINE WOULD BE. A/C LANDED WITH THE LEFT MAIN OFF THE PAVEMENT, HITTING A SNOW MOUND FROM PREVIOUS PLOWING AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY, ALL THREE GEAR COLLAPSED. MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND REAR LOWER FUSELAGE.

## 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 SEA08LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA069), Feb 4, 2008: Piper PA-32R-301T (N73BL), Parowan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision not to over fly/inspect the snow covered runway prior to landing, and his failure to align the airplane over the centerline of the runway. Contributing to the…

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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