33.4353° N, 112.3582° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 28, 1982 · 16:35 local
Place
Goodyear, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Litchfiel
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N400BS
Reported as
Piper PA24400
Reported engine
Lycoming IO720A1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
970 total226 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landing gear jammed halfway retracted on takeoff. Collapsed on landing. Torque link bolts broken on right main gear
As the FAA filed it
LANDING GEAR JAMMED HALFWAY RETRACTED ON TAKEOFF. COLLAPSED ON LANDING. TORQUE LINK BOLTS BROKEN ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR