# Accident 19820707026099A: Piper PA24250, Lafayette, IN, July 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1982, 11:07 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4123° N, 86.9369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PURDUE UNIVERSITY (LAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4123&lon=-86.9369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8103P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8103P-1991-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,815 total, 928 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820707026099A

## Narrative

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

GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FOR LANDING. GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE WHEN PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW PROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE.

## 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 CHI82DA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA240), Jul 7, 1982: Piper PA-24-250 (N8103P), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8103P (1)

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

- [Accident 19900826036279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826036279A), Aug 26, 1990: Piper PA24250 (N8103P), Salem, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Indicates wings and tail separated in flight in severe turbulence. Rain shower thunderstorm area. Weather SIGMET issu

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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