- Date
- July 5, 1982, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Broadus, MT
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3670WPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820705029509A
- Case key
- 70033
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftFactor
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Analysis
During a landing the aircraft collided with bales of hay along the left side of the runway, collapsing the left landing gear. Later his instructor informed him he had developed a habit of landing on the left side of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3670W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-579
- Airframe hours
- 2,676
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Melvin W. Tindol
- Registered owner
- Melvin W. Tindol
- Departed
- 6S8 · Laurel, MT
- Destination
- C · Kipnuk, AK
- Airport
- BDX · Broadus, runway 12, 3,150 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 12 in this make and model · 58 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.