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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32RT · Mackinac, MI · July 17, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report

Date: July 17, 1982, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
Place: Mackinac, MI
Coordinates: 37.9596, -76.5102 (estimated)
Injuries: 3 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N31844Piper PA-32RT
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report July 17, 1983
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19820717030129A
Case key: 71524

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Sequence of events

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In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown

Wheels up landing - inadvertentPilot in commandCause

Analysis

Aircraft landed wheels up. No malfunction of the landing gear system could be found.

Aircraft

Registration: N31844
Reported as: Piper PA-32RT
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 32R-7885132
Airframe hours: 620
Engine: Lycoming IO-540K, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Operator: Jim Mallin
Registered owner: Jim Mallin
Departed: Drumman, IL
Destination: SGJ · St. Augustine, FL
Airport: Y84 · Mackinac, runway 8, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

N31844Registration cancelled Jun 18, 2013 · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885132 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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Flight crew

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Role: Pilot
Age: 44
Certificate: Private
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours: 3,500 total · 3,500 in this make and model · 3,300 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 80° at 5 knots
Visibility: 10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
Temperature: 151 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19820717030129APiper PA32R300 · Mackinac Island, MIPilot forgot to extend landing gear, landed gear up.Jul 17, 1982 · N31844 · Substantial damage

Other investigations on N31844 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL84FA083Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAttalla, ALDuring a VOR approach to land in IMC wx, the acft collided with a tree. The non-instrument rated plt had filed an IFR flt plan on this and other occasions even though he was not qualified. During this approach, the descent was continued past the mda of 960…Jan 16, 1984 · Destroyed