# Accident 19800828037909A: Piper PA30, Valdosta, GA, August 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8327° N, 83.2785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdosta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8327&lon=-83.2785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8353Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8353Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,010 total, 2,010 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FLA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828037909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL80FLA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLA10), Aug 28, 1980: Piper PA-30 (N8353Y), Valdosta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8353Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20010508010389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010508010389I), May 8, 2001: Piper PA30 (N8353Y), Topeka, KS, Minor damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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