31.1254° N, 92.0651° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Marksville, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 31, 1980 · 17:45 local
Place
Marksville, LA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8232X
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total100 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.
Failed to check gear down before landing gear up. Crew had pulled gear circuit breaker to silence horn.
As the FAA filed it
FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN BEFORE LANDING GEAR UP. CREW HAD PULLED GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TO SILENCE HORN.