# Accident 19871108081149A: Piper PA30, Leavenworth, KS, November 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: Leavenworth, KS
- Airport: Sherman Afb Fort Leavenworth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3206° N, 94.9209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3206&lon=-94.9209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7277Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7277Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 2,350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871108081149A

## Narrative

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

RAISED GEAR ON TAKEOFF BEFORE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE. GEAR DAMAGED. LANDED WITH GEAR STUCK IN TRANSIT MODE.

## 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 MKC88LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA016), Nov 8, 1987: Piper PA-30 (N7277Y), Leavenworth, KS, 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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