- Date
- October 15, 1982, 17:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6803APiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821015053059A
- Case key
- 71149
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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.
Complete gear collapsed
Gear retraction - inadvertentCause
Analysis
The landing gear retracted at 64 mph during the takeoff roll. The takeoff was aborted and the aircraft slid on its fuselage. The landing gear systems all operated normally when checked after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6803A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 277954090
- Airframe hours
- 625
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Brian R. Mowers
- Registered owner
- R.J. Keeran
- Departed
- I14 · Indianapolis, IN
- Destination
- C · Traverse City, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- I14 · Eagle Creek, runway 3, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,268 total · 75 in this make and model · 3,123 as pilot in command · 93 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.