# Accident 19851216063529A: Piper PA31T, Spartanburg, SC, December 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1985, 13:15 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9164° N, 81.9558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9164&lon=-81.9558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4445K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851216063529A

## Narrative

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

REPORT INDICATES THAT PILOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR ON LANDING ROLLOUT.

## 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 ATL86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA043), Dec 16, 1985: Piper PA-31T (N4445K), Spartanburg, SC, 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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