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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Champaign, IL · April 24, 1983

Date: April 24, 1983 · 11:35 local
Place: Champaign, IL
Airport: Champaign
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9254P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI83LA182
Reported as: Piper PA24260
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540D4A5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total253 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N9254PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4752 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI83LA182Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampaign, ILThe acft was landed with the gear up. Investigation revealed during a retraction test, that no malfunction of the landing gear system prevented normal operation. Electrical system showed that the warning the horn did not operate. When the cockpit was checked…Apr 24, 1983 · Substantial damage