# NTSB ATL83IA070: Piper PA-24-250, N6262P, Moultrie, GA, December 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: December 21, 1982, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Moultrie, GA
- Coordinates: 31.159055, -83.769149 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1591&lon=-83.7691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83IA070
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71782/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA070

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS MAKING A REFUELING STOP IN MOULTRIE, GA WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 14 AT SPENCE FIELD WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL WHAT EVENTS LED TO THE WHEELS UP LANDING. ON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, HE NOTED THAT ALL THE WHEELS WERE OUT OF THE WELLS BUT NOT FULLY EXTENDED. HE STATED THAT INSPECTION OF THE COCKPIT REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE MAIN LANDING GEAR MOTOR WAS POPPED. A SALVAGE CREW RAISED THE AIRPLANE AND THE GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED WHEN THE MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6262P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6262P-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 24-1370, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24-1370
- Airframe hours: 2286
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-A1A5 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: David O. Brock
- Registered owner: David O. Brock
- Departed: C, FLINT, MI
- Destination: C, BROOKSVILLE, FL
- Airport: MUL, Spence Field, runway 14, 8,000 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 756 total, 350 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 45 °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).

- [Incident 19821221069009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821221069009I), Dec 21, 1982: Piper PA24250, Moultrie, GA, Minor damage. Landed with gear partly extended. Gear handle down. Fialed to note popped circuit breaker. No defects found.

## Other investigations on N6262P (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 ATL91LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA158), Aug 14, 1991: Piper PA-24-250 (N6262P), Waxhaw, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT IN IMC, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND THE EXCEEDING OF THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTOR(S) IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE:…

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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