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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Manhattan, KS · June 23, 1985

Date
June 23, 1985 · 13:26 local
Place
Manhattan, KS
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7012Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85LA138
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
140 total19 in this make and model29 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.

Pilot failed to check position of gear after putting gear switch down. Landed gear up. Gear motor cb had tripped.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO CHECK POSITION OF GEAR AFTER PUTTING GEAR SWITCH DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP. GEAR MOTOR CB HAD TRIPPED.

NTSB investigation

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