- Date
- November 25, 1984, 17:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Prospectville, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N31699Piper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841125063409A
- Case key
- 35653
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated he allowed the acft to go low on final approach. Collision with terrain separated the landing gear but plt recovered control as acft rebounded and executed a successful go-around. Plt diverted with escort to nearby military arpt where CFR facilities were available and performed a successful no wheels lndg. Plt stated he had flown 4.5 hours under hood (IFR training), including 7 approaches, during a 250 mi cross-country earlier in the day.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31699
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-7840142
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Pjp Aero
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ISP · Islip, NY
- Airport
- N34 · Turner Field, runway 14, 2,126 × 49 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 705 total · 435 in this make and model · 375 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N31699 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.