# Accident 19841007054659A: Piper PA30, Amarillo, TX, October 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1984, 15:50 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Tradewind
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1699° N, 101.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRADEWIND (TDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1699&lon=-101.8259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8692Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8692Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841007054659A

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FINAL GEAR WAS RETRACTED IN ERROR. EXTENDED AGAIN BUT NOT FULLY DOWN AT TOUCHDOWN. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 FTW85LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA007), Oct 7, 1984: Piper PA-30 (N8692Y), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8692Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20030105011849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030105011849I), Jan 5, 2003: Piper PA30 (N8692Y), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Minor damage. (-23) On January 5, 2003 at approximately 1530 local time, Mr. George r. jones, pilot certificate # 548351746, was acting as pilot in command of N8692Y…

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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