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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Lubbock, TX · March 24, 1985

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Date: March 24, 1985 · 17:37 local
Place: Lubbock, TX
Airport: Lubbock International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8390P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total209 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N8390PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3649 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Gear did not retract on takeoff. Recycled, no positive indication. Collapsed on landing. Cause undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR DID NOT RETRACT ON TAKEOFF. RECYCLED, NO POSITIVE INDICATION. COLLAPSED ON LANDING. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.