# Accident 19820530021019A: Teal TSC1A, Methuen, MA, May 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1982, 16:20 local time
- Place: Methuen, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7426° N, 71.1786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Methuen, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7426&lon=-71.1786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2002T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2002T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thurston TSC-1A (registry code 8960404, https://openairdocs.org/model/thurston-tsc-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEAL TSC1A
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 6 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FNA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820530021019A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENTLY RELEASED GEAR DOWN BUTTON WHILE ON THE STOP FOR TAKEOFF FROM ROUGH WATER. AMPHIBIAN FLIPPED OVER, SANK.

## 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 NYC82FNA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA14), May 30, 1982: Thurston Teal TSC-1A (N2002T), Methuen, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N2002T (1)

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

- [Accident 19840803040909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840803040909A), Aug 3, 1984: Teal TSC1A (N2002T), Moultonboro, NH, Substantial damage. Final approach with gusty quatering tailwind. Drifted off centerline, go around, hit tail of parked aircraft.

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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