19881020047009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Indianapolis, IN · October 20, 1988

Date
October 20, 1988 · 19:15 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Eagle Creek Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7733P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA014
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,787 total2,000 in this make and model203 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.

Raised gear at liftoff then distracted by passenger. Allowed aircraft to settle back to runway gear up.

As the FAA filed it

RAISED GEAR AT LIFTOFF THEN DISTRACTED BY PASSENGER. ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE BACK TO RUNWAY GEAR UP.

NTSB investigation

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