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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Mooresville, IN · April 5, 1979

Date
April 5, 1979 · 15:25 local
Place
Mooresville, IN
Airport
Kelly
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56GS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEX19
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total150 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft became airborne on takeoff, pilot retracted gear. Aircraft settled to runway with gear up.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE ON TAKEOFF, PILOT RETRACTED GEAR. AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO RUNWAY WITH GEAR UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.