Accident Piper PA-36 N57608, Friday 1 October 1982

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Date:	Friday 1 October 1982
Time:	13:30 LT
Type:	Piper PA-36
Owner/operator:	Sun Air, Inc.
Registration:	N57608
MSN:	36-760008
Total airframe hrs:	1760 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-720-A1B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Mattawa, WA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Royal City, WA
Destination airport:	Royal City, WA
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
WHILE LANDING ON A FARM ROAD TO PICK UP SEED, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED A SOFT AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE LEFT AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE USE OF RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE. IT TRAVERSED A RECENTLY-FILLED DITCH. AS THE RIGHT GEAR ENCOUNTERED THE SOFT SURFACE, IT COLLAPSED.

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