19870717035449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Grand Forks, ND · July 17, 1987

Date
July 17, 1987 · 10:00 local
Place
Grand Forks, ND
Airport
Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7722Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA185
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,368 total133 in this make and model70 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.

Loud bang on gear retraction after takeoff. Unable to reextend gear. Landed gear up. Nose gear aligner dislodged.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BANG ON GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO REEXTEND GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. NOSE GEAR ALIGNER DISLODGED.

NTSB investigation

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