# NTSB DEN84LA032: Piper PA-32R-300, N5802V, Rawlins, WY, November 30, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 30, 1983, 15:52 local (22:52 UTC)
- Place: Rawlins, WY
- Coordinates: 41.779941, -107.220375 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7799&lon=-107.2204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16295/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA032

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT THE APPROACH INTO RAWLINS WAS NORMAL BUT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL HE REALIZED THAT THE ACFT WAS TOO LOW. THE ACFT WAS ACTUALLY LOWER THEN THE RUNWAY WHICH IS LOCATED ON A PLATEAU. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT LOST AIRSPEED AND LANDED SHORT. THE LT WING HIT A SNOWBANK, THE ACFT SWERVED AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear - overload

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5802V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5802V-2018-02-08), registration cancelled 2018-02-08, S/N 32R-7780365 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32R-7780365
- Airframe hours: 2130
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Registered owner: Huron Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, October 18, 1983, 14 hours before
- Departed: BFF, SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
- Airport: RNL, Rawlins Municipal, runway 11, 7,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 345 total, 18 in this make and model, 2,937 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 3 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: RWL

## 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 19831130061269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831130061269A), Nov 30, 1983: Piper PA32R300, Rawlins, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot misjudged approach and landed short of runway.

## Other investigations on N5802V (2)

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 ERA15FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA208), May 8, 2015: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5802V), Atlanta, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to contamination in the fuel manifold, which resulted in a collision with terrain shortly after takeoff.
- [NTSB MKC78DTK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTK08), Jan 24, 1978: Piper PA-32R (N5802V), Aberdeen, SD, substantial 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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