# NTSB CHI82DA240: Piper PA-24-250, N8103P, Lafayette, IN, July 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 7, 1982, 11:07 local (16:07 UTC)
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Location: 40.4123° N, 86.9369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PURDUE UNIVERSITY (LAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4123&lon=-86.9369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA240
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71308/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA240

## 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
  - landing gear - undetermined (cause)
  - gear extension - not possible, pilot in command
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8103P-1991-09-11), registration cancelled 1991-09-11, S/N 243353 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24-3353
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820707026099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820707026099A), Jul 7, 1982: Piper PA24250, Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Gear would not extend for landing. Gear up landing was made when pilot did not follow proper emergency procedure.

## Other investigations on N8103P (2)

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 SEA90FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA166), Aug 27, 1990: Piper PA-24-250 (N8103P), Salem, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT TO BE EXCEEDED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT CONCERNED INADVERTENT FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB UNK65X1142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1142), Dec 26, 1964: Piper PA24 (N8103P), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage

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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