19800514013539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Ft Worth, TX · May 14, 1980

Date
May 14, 1980 · 18:45 local
Place
Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Oak Grove
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5709P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FPD29
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
585 total475 in this make and model62 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.

Actuated gear down lever failed to check down. Landed wheels up. Circuit breaker popped. Worn drive shaft jammed.

As the FAA filed it

ACTUATED GEAR DOWN LEVER FAILED TO CHECK DOWN. LANDED WHEELS UP. CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. WORN DRIVE SHAFT JAMMED.

NTSB investigation

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