# Accident 20080510837929A: Piper PA34200T, Blytheville, AR, May 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2008, 13:47 local time
- Place: Blytheville, AR
- Airport: Arkansas International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6181° N, 114.7167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6181&lon=-114.7167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103JH-2009-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360-E (registry code 17287, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 28 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080510837929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG: TOUCHED DOWN ON THE FAR LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SKID MARKS INDICATED THAT HEAVY BRAKING WAS APPLIED, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HEAVY BRAKING CONTINUED AS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED BACK TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE RIGHT GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT, THE FUSELAGE IS BENT AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IS BENT.

## 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 LAX08CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA157), May 10, 2008: Piper PA-34 (N103JH), Blythe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N103JH (4)

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

- [Incident 19930803036029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930803036029I), Aug 3, 1993: Piper PA34200T (N103JH), Wendover, UT, Minor damage. Pilot struck a hole in taxiway while taxiing for departure. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19910129004279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910129004279I), Jan 29, 1991: Piper PA34200T (N103JH), Boise, ID, Minor damage. Nose baggage compartment latch failed on takeoff roll. Cargo struck propeller and door.
- [Incident 19870118015009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870118015009I), Jan 18, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N103JH), Green Bay, WI, Minor damage. The nose gear could not be extended for landing. Found attach bolt on centering spring was installed backward.
- [Incident 19810702089159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702089159I), Jul 2, 1981: Piper PA34200T (N103JH), Terre Haute, IN, Minor damage. Right main gear failed on landing. Trunion pn 6792605 cracked, separated wheel and strut assembly.

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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