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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Lake Wales, FL · March 22, 1980

Date: March 22, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place: Lake Wales, FL
Airport: Lake Wales
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7953P
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA80DLD56
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 381 total77 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N7953PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3190 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot landed gear up. Retracted gear on final instead of lowering gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED GEAR UP. RETRACTED GEAR ON FINAL INSTEAD OF LOWERING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MIA80DLD56Accident · No injuriesClosedLake Wales, FLMar 22, 1980 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7953P · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20020506010599IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Rome, GA(-23) Upon landing at Rome, GA (rmg) the right main landing gear push/pull rod failed and pulled the gear motor away from the bulkhead attach point causing the right main gear to collapse. The propeller struck the runway, causing damage to the prop. M or d…May 6, 2002 · Minor damage Incident 19840310021279ILevel Off Touchdown · Rapid City, SDUnable to lower nose gear. Landed with nose gear up. Nose gear shimmy damper had been installed backwards.Mar 10, 1984 · Minor damage