# NTSB FTW80DA078: Piper PA32RT, N36546, Pineville, LA, May 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1980
- Place: Pineville, LA · PINEVILLE, LA
- Location: 31.3429° N, 92.4089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pineville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3429&lon=-92.4089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DA078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA078

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0725  80/5/16    PINEVILLE,LA        PIPER PA32RT        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N36546              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 37, 3640 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            445 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINEVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              PINEVILLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36546](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36546), registered now, S/N 32R-7885193, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pineville Muni

## 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 19800516014339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516014339A), May 16, 1980: Piper PA32RT300, Pineville, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot claims aircraft hydroplaned on wet runway & he made a high-speed turn which collapsed the landing gear.

## Other investigations on N36546 (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 FTW82DA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA175), May 13, 1982: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N36546), Pineville, LA, 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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