# NTSB FTW82DQG12: Piper PA-32R, N800ER, Odessa, TX, December 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1981
- Place: Odessa, TX · ODESSA, TX
- Location: 31.8457° N, 102.3676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8457&lon=-102.3676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DQG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2988  81/12/17   ODESSA,TX           PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 394
        TIME - 2115                    N800ER              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLEYMEYER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SNYDER,TX                   ODESSA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N6518C BLEW TIRE ON LNDG,PLT PKD ACFT ADJ TO RWY W LIGHTS OFF.N800ER HAD MALF LDG LIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N800ER](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800ER-1991-04-03), registration cancelled 1991-04-03, S/N 32R8029004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (registry code 7103220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sleymeyer

## 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 19811217081359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811217081359A), Dec 17, 1981: Piper PA32R301T, Odessa, TX, Substantial damage. Landed on lighted runway with inop landing light. Wing struck disabled aircraft parked near runway.

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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