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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-150 · Carrabelle, FL · August 5, 1984

Date
August 5, 1984 · 16:20 local
Place
Carrabelle, FL
Airport
Flight
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5732W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84LA216
Reported as
Piper PA28150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
303 total38 in this make and model67 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Left landing gear attach bolts sheared causing excessive play at attach point and subsequent gear failure.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLTS SHEARED CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY AT ATTACH POINT AND SUBSEQUENT GEAR FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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