- Date
- May 16, 1983, 20:45 local (May 17, 1983, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8450YPiper PA-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830516023019A
- Case key
- 5915
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the plt, he extended the gear, got a safe gear down indication & made an approach with the flaps retracted. The gear warning was not heard. The plt stated that after the acft rolled about 1500 ft after touchdown, and with all 3 gear on the surface, the right wing was seen & felt to drop until the right propeller contacted the rwy. A mechanic (FBO employee) observed the acft land & noted the approach was stable, the landing gear was down & the flaps were up. However, he stated that after touching down, the acft started to roll out, then 'hopped a little, like he pulled back.' The mechanic said the 'doors closed, looked like gear went up & locked, went down & slid on its belly.' An FAA inspector found the gear handle down, the flaps up & observed no circuit breakers were popped. Damage was found in the landing gear extension/retraction sys, but no preimpact failure was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8450Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-1609
- Airframe hours
- 6,426
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Tomahawk Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner
- William G. Walton, DBA
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 30, 1983 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- ABY · Albany, GA
- Airport
- FTY · Fulton Co., runway 32, 4,158 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 100 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 310° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.