- Date
- July 3, 1985, 21:30 local (Jul 4, 1985, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Point Lookout, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8654NPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850703031209A
- Case key
- 33977
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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.
Hard landing
Light condition - duskFactor
Flare - improperCause
Visual/aural perceptionFactor
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Analysis
While landing at dusk, the acft touched down hard & both main gear collapsed rearward. A wing fuel tank was punctured, but no fire erupted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8654N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 327240004
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1A5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ken Willard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1984
- Departed
- OKC · Oklahoam City, KS
- Destination
- PLK
- Airport
- PLK · Graham Clark, runway 29, 3,600 × 100 ft, asphalt
N8654NRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Piper PA-32-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 360 total · 360 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SPF, 34 nm away
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 N8654N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.