19800707030039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Dothan, AL · July 7, 1980

Date
July 7, 1980 · 19:30 local
Place
Dothan, AL
Airport
Wheeles
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N36586
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80DKJ18
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
775 total148 in this make and model0 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.

Landed gear up. Had gear overide switch on. Put gear handle down. Failed to check gear position.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED GEAR UP. HAD GEAR OVERIDE SWITCH ON. PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN. FAILED TO CHECK GEAR POSITION.

NTSB investigation

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