ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384631
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| Date: | Friday 16 April 1982 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23 |
| Owner/operator: | Bill Chapman |
| Registration: | N3371P |
| MSN: | 23-1328 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3226 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gardiner, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Billings, MT |
| Gardiner, MT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT AN AIRCRAFT WAS STUCK IN THE MUD ON RUNWAY 28. AFTER A SHORT RADIO DISCUSSION WITH THE PILOT OF THE IMMOBILIZED AIRCRAFT, A DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND ON THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRSPEED WAS SLOWER THAN NORMAL, AND THAT THE TOUCHDOWN WAS HARDER THAN NORMAL. HE STATED THAT AS THE LANDING ROLL BEGAN, THE LEFT GEAR SANK IN THE MUD AND COLLAPSED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP, BOTH PROPELLERS, RIGHT WING SPAR, AND RIGHT NACELLE. THE AIRPORT ELEVATION WAS 5286 FT. THERE WAS NO RECORD OF A NOTAM CONCERNING THE RUNWAY CONDITION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN82DA063
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 13:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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