- Date
- September 9, 1982, 20:15 local (Sep 10, 1982, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Keyenta, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98059Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820909047919A
- Case key
- 71263
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear - overloadFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Terrain condition - softFactor
Supervision - improperCause
Terrain condition - wetFactor
Analysis
Landing gear collapsed during landing roll on a muddy dirt strip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98059
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-26013
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- William R. Cox
- Registered owner
- William R. Cox
- Departed
- 0V7 · Keyenta, AZ
- Destination
- 0V7 · Keyenta, AZ
- Airport
- 0V7 · Kayenta, runway 24, 5,500 × 100 ft, dirt
N98059Registered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- Certificate
- Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.