# NTSB FTW82DA151: Piper PA-23-250T, N42050, Lake Dallas, TX, April 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 27, 1982, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Lake Dallas, TX
- Coordinates: 33.120483, -97.019279 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1205&lon=-97.0193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA151
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71320/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA151

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,gear locking mechanism - undetermined (cause)
  - checklist - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE GEAR RETRACTED. DURING THE SLIDE DOWN THE RUNWAY THE LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION BY A MECHANIC FOUND NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION OR RETRACTION MECHANISM.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42050](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42050), registered now, S/N 27-4081, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250T
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 27-4081
- Airframe hours: 2300
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-C4B5 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Dale Van Sickler
- Registered owner: Dale Van Sickler
- Departed: DALLAS, TX
- Destination: LAKE DALLAS, TX
- Airport: 30F, Lakeview, runway 35, 2,800 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 3,685 total, 130 in this make and model, 3,620 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F

## 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 19820427011979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820427011979A), Apr 27, 1982: Piper PA23250, Lake Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Landing gear retracted on the landing roll. One engine caught fire from runway friction. No landing gear defects.

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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