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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32RT300T · Jacksonville, FL · August 12, 1985

Date
August 12, 1985 · 08:42 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
Jacksonville International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6522C
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA229
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
715 total8 in this make and model48 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.

The aircraft landed wheels up. The pilot did not use the emergency gear extension when normal system did not work.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WHEELS UP. THE PILOT DID NOT USE THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WHEN NORMAL SYSTEM DID NOT WORK.

NTSB investigation

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