# Incident 19830819067579I: Piper PA31350, Anchorage, AK, August 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1983, 17:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1594° N, 149.9899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1594&lon=-149.9899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200VF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,083 total, 40 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83IA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830819067579I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR FELL OFF AFTER TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO RETRACT. RUNWAY FOAMED. 2 WHEEL LANDING. RETAINING PINS SHEARED OFF.

## 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 ANC83IA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA150), Aug 20, 1983: Piper PA-31-350 (N200VF), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor 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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