19820115000289I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Gladewater, TX · January 15, 1982

Date: January 15, 1982 · 16:20 local
Place: Gladewater, TX
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3053H
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 188 total10 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N3053HRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7985047 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Nose and right main gear collapsed into wheel wells on takeoff. Indicates premature gear retraction by pilot.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED INTO WHEEL WELLS ON TAKEOFF. INDICATES PREMATURE GEAR RETRACTION BY PILOT.

Other reports on N3053H · 1

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

Incident 19830316012389ILevel Off Touchdown · Gladewater, TXLanded gear up. Overlooked gear down on checklist.Mar 16, 1983 · Reported as Piper PA32300 · Minor damage