# Accident 19820715035829A: Piper PA30, Salem, IL, July 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Salem, IL
- Airport: Salem
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6429° N, 88.9642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6429&lon=-88.9642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7047Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7047Y) (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 IO320B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,866 total, 500 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820715035829A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. FACTOR WAS IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF GEAR POSITION SELECTOR.

## 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 CHI82DA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA250), Jul 15, 1982: Piper PA-30-160 (N7047Y), Salem, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7047Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19840307025911A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840307025911A), Mar 7, 1984: Piper PA30 (N7047Y), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot was taxiing out for takeoff and allowed his aircraft to collide with aircraft holding short of runway.

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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