- Date
- May 17, 1978
- Place
- Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N27367Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780517013799A
- Case key
- 141879
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1172 78/5/17 DALLAS,TX PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1439 TIME - 0745 N27367 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - D/FW REGIONAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAHAM,TX DALLAS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED REMARKS- LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE IMPROPERLY RIGGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27367
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- D/Fw Regional
N27367Registration cancelled Sep 2, 2026 · Piper PA-31-350Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming LTIO-540-J2BD
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N27367 · 1
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