- Date
- October 1, 1982, 17:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Olathe, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8343APiper PA-32-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821001051769A
- Case key
- 72087
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that during the landing roll the aircraft swerved left, ran off the runway crossing a grassy area and a parallel taxiway. He said that the nose seemed to remain higher than normal, as if the nose gear had not fully retracted into its upper barrel. Determination of pre-accident condition of the strut was not possible due to damage incurred in the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8343A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8106047
- Airframe hours
- 287
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Norman L. Stahl
- Registered owner
- Norman L. Stahl
- Departed
- C · Chattanooga, TN
- Destination
- C · Olathe, KS
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- OJC · Johnson County Executive, runway 17, 4,099 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 240 total · 30 in this make and model · 176 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 32 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.