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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Rawlins, MT · July 24, 1981

Date
July 24, 1981 · 15:45 local
Place
Rawlins, MT
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4617J
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTC21
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
239 total5 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Selected gear up, failed to override. Gear stayed down. Wind, density altitude, gear drag and technique factors.

As the FAA filed it

SELECTED GEAR UP, FAILED TO OVERRIDE. GEAR STAYED DOWN. WIND, DENSITY ALTITUDE, GEAR DRAG AND TECHNIQUE FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

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