# Accident 20080225857809A: Piper PA32300, Apopka, FL, February 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2008, 10:10 local time
- Place: Apopka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7036° N, 81.5756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7036&lon=-81.5756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812WM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 200 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080225857809A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL APPROACH, AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNLIGHTED DRUMS MARKING END OF RUNWAY WITH LEFT LANDING GEAR.  GEAR SHEARED OFF WING, STRIKING STABILATER AND TEARING OUTBOARD END OFF STAB.

## 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 NYC08CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA128), Feb 25, 2008: Piper PA 32-300 (N812WM), Apopka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance/altitude while on the final leg of the approach.

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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