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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Valdosta, GA · August 28, 1980

Date: August 28, 1980 · 15:30 local
Place: Valdosta, GA
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8353Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL80FLA10
Reported as: Piper PA30
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,010 total2,010 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N8353YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1500 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Gear retracted during takeoff run. Suspect gear selector in up position.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR RETRACTED DURING TAKEOFF RUN. SUSPECT GEAR SELECTOR IN UP 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.

NTSB ATL80FLA10Accident · No injuriesClosedValdosta, GAAug 28, 1980 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8353Y · 1

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

Incident 20010508010389ILevel Off Touchdown · Topeka, KS(-23)After takeoff, when 'gear up' was selected, the gear moved only a short distance and then stopped. Then, the pilot selected 'down', but did not get a green light. He flew from waverly, TN, with the gear in that position. When he arrived at Topeka, he…May 8, 2001 · Minor damage