- Date
- June 21, 1982, 23:00 local (Jun 22, 1982, 05:00 UTC)
- Place
- Grants, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1351HPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820621025559A
- Case key
- 70887
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he was very tired and fell asleep while descending to 7500 ft MSL in the vicinity of Grants, NM. Reportedly, the next thing he remembered was the aircraft contacting the ground, bouncing, and then coming to a stop. An examination of the accident site revealed that from the point of initial contact with the ground, the aircraft traveled about 462 ft before the right gear sheared off. The gear separated when it contacted a gopher hole. After the gear separated, the aircraft traveled an additional 138 ft. the flaps were found in the 10 degree down position. The elevation of the crash site was about 6720 ft. there was no damage to the propeller or nose gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1351H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7740034
- Airframe hours
- 1,530
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Aladdin Aviation
- Registered owner
- William Hadley
- Departed
- Las Vegas, NV
- Destination
- Albuquerque, NM
- Airport
- GNT · Grants/Milam
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 510 total · 18 in this make and model · 433 as pilot in command · 133 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °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.
Other investigations on N1351H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.