- Date
- February 19, 1983, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Arcola, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N47976Piper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830219004589A
- Case key
- 20816
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he was landing on runway 10 with a wind from the southeast & gusting. He reported that a strong gust caught the acft just at touchdown, causing the left main gear to contact a soft shoulder which sloped away from the pavement. Reportedly, this pulled the acft off of the runway. The plt corrected the heading & paralleled the runway. However, during the roll-out, the left main gear contacted the raised lip of a crossing taxiway & collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47976
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R7880030
- Airframe hours
- 1,935
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lance 976 Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1982
- Departed
- AAP · Houston, TX
- Airport
- Arcola, runway 10, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 333 total · 8 in this make and model · 249 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.