# Accident 19830316067259A: Piper PA31T1, Oklahoma City, OK, March 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1983, 16:50 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Will Rogers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5504° N, 97.5591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5504&lon=-97.5591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N879SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N879SW-2023-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T1 (registry code 7103126, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,022 total, 728 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830316067259A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON THE LANDING ROLL. NO DEFECTS FOUND. DAMAGE INDICATES INADVERTENT RETRACTION BY PILOT.

## 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 FTW83LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA158), Mar 16, 1983: Piper PA-31T1 (N879SW), Oklahoma City, OK, 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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