# Accident 19820324015399A: Piper PA30, Placida, FL, March 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Placida, FL
- Airport: Rotonda
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8495° N, 82.2794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8495&lon=-82.2794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8043Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8043Y) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 869 total, 600 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820324015399A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED ON LANDING ROLL. RETRACTION TORQUE TUBE ARM PN 2101203 FAILED.

## 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 MIA82DA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA083), Mar 24, 1982: Piper PA-30 (N8043Y), Placida, FL, substantial damage

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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