- Date
- July 12, 1982, 21:48 local (Jul 13, 1982, 04:48 UTC)
- Place
- Eugene, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3171MPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820712039909A
- Case key
- 70626
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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
Flare - improperCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Recovery from bounced landing - improperCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentCause
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Analysis
The pilot was high and fast on approach and bounced on the first touchdown. On the second touchdown the aircraft swerved and the left main landing gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3171M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 121852
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William E. Spangler
- Registered owner
- William E. Spangler
- Departed
- 356 · Toketee, OR
- Destination
- X16 · Tampa, FL
- Airport
- EUG · Mahlon Sweet, runway 21, 5,229 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 541 total · 46 in this make and model · 363 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 130° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 162 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EUG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.