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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23 · Oelwein, IA · March 25, 1984

Date: March 25, 1984 · 10:56 local
Place: Oelwein, IA
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2128P
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC84LA111
Reported as: Piper PA23
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,553 total601 in this make and model1 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.

Pilot was distracted and forgot to lower landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR.

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 MKC84LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOelwein, IAThe acft landed gear up. The pilot said he was distracted by the call of another acft on unicum & began looking for thatacft in or near the traffic pattern.Mar 25, 1984 · Substantial damage