# NTSB ATL82DA253: Piper PA-34, N6850J, Campbellsville, KY, August 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 25, 1982, 20:15 local (Aug 26, 1982, 00:15 UTC)
- Place: Campbellsville, KY
- Coordinates: 37.339126, -85.339683 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3391&lon=-85.3397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA253
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70119/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA253

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Main gear collapsed, taxi - from landing
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inattentive, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,main gear - failure,total
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

WHILE TAXIING TO A HANGAR THE LEFT WHEEL WENT OFF THE TAXIWAY CAUSING THE LEFT GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6850J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6850J), registered now, S/N 34-7670293, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34-7670293
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-E 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Wallace Martin
- Registered owner: Central Kentucky Glass
- Departed: LEXINGTON, KY
- Destination: CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY
- Airport: AAS, Taylor County

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 300 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820825042999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820825042999A), Aug 25, 1982: Piper PA34200, Campbellsville, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied aircraft off runway and left wheel went off taxiway into hole causing damage.

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.

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