# Accident 19850812041649A: Piper PA32RT300T, Jacksonville, FL, August 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1985, 08:42 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Jacksonville International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4940° N, 81.6878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSONVILLE INTL (JAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4940&lon=-81.6878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6522C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 8 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850812041649A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA85LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA229), Aug 12, 1985: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N6522C), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

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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