# NTSB ATL82DA151: Piper PA-34-200T, N28945, Stevenson, AL, June 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 1, 1982, 17:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place: Stevenson, AL
- Location: 34.8790° N, 85.8141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevenson, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8790&lon=-85.8141&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA151
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72730/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA151

## Analysis

MAIN GEAR RETRACTED DURING LANDING ROLL. A FAULTY RELAY WAS FOUND IN THE RETRACTING SYSTEM. PIPER PART NUMBER 484373.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,gear locking mechanism - failure,total (cause)
  - electrical system,electric relay - deteriorated (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N28945 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 8070062
- Airframe hours: 881
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TISO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Anderson Chemical Company
- Registered owner: Anderson Chemical Company
- Departed: MACON, GA
- Destination: NASSAU, BAHAMAS
- Airport: Bridgeport Municipal, runway 8, 5,000 × 150 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,313 total, 743 in this make and model, 2,213 as pilot in command, 108 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 194 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820601020129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820601020129A), Jun 1, 1982: Piper PA34200T, Stevenson, AL, Substantial damage. Landing gear retracted during landing roll. During test after accident gear was retracted when selector was down.

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.

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