# Accident 19830516023019A: Piper PA30, Atlanta, GA, May 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1983, 20:45 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.7404° N, 84.5702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7404&lon=-84.5702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8450Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8450Y-1994-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830516023019A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE LANDING ROLL. NO GEAR DEFECTS NOTED. UNABLE TO SUBSTANTIATE GEAR 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 ATL83FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA189), May 17, 1983: Piper PA-30 (N8450Y), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8450Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19830205017589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830205017589I), Feb 5, 1983: Piper PA23250 (N8450Y), Knoxville, TN, Minor damage. Pilot missed the taxiway after landing. Left main gear damaged.

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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