- Date
- April 16, 1982, 17:15 local (Apr 17, 1982, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Gardiner, MT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3371PPiper PA-23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820416009729A
- Case key
- 70807
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the pilot observed that an aircraft was stuck in the mud on runway 28. After a short radio discussion with the pilot of the immobilized aircraft, a decision was made to land on the opposite runway. The pilot reported that just prior to touchdown, the airspeed was slower than normal, and that the touchdown was harder than normal. He stated that as the landing roll began, the left gear sank in the mud and collapsed. There was damage to the left flap, both propellers, right wing spar, and right nacelle. The airport elevation was 5286 ft. there was no record of a NOTAM concerning the runway condition.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3371P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23-1328
- Airframe hours
- 3,226
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bill Chapman
- Registered owner
- Bill Chapman
- Departed
- Billings, MT
- Destination
- Gardiner, MT
- Airport
- 29S · Gardiner, runway 10, 3,500 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,060 total · 400 in this make and model · 2,811 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 117 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.