- Date
- July 7, 1982, 11:07 local (16:07 UTC)
- Place
- Lafayette, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8103PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820707026099A
- Case key
- 71308
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the pilot was unable to extend the gear by using the normal (electrical) system or the manual emergency handle. After repeated attempts to correct the malfunction, he elected to land with the gear up.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8103P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-3353
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald E. Williams
- Registered owner
- Donald E. Williams
- Departed
- Indianopolis, IN
- Destination
- West Lafayette, IN
- Airport
- LAF · Purdue University, runway 28, 6,600 × 150 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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,815 total · 928 in this make and model · 1,760 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 183 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8103P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.