# NTSB FTW80FPD29: Piper PA-24, N5709P, Fort Worth, TX, May 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1980
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0770  80/5/14    FORT WORTH,TX       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 585
        TIME - 1845                    N5709P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FORT WORTH,TX               RETURN                       MINEOLA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        REMARKS- EXCESS WEAR IN TRANSMISSION DRIVE SHAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5709P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5709P), registered now, S/N 24-783, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oak Grove

## 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 19800514013539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800514013539A), May 14, 1980: Piper PA24250, Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Actuated gear down lever failed to check down. Landed wheels up. Circuit breaker popped. Worn drive shaft jammed.

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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