# NTSB FTW82FQD02: Piper PA-23, El Paso, TX, October 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1981
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FQD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0010  81/10/19   EL PASO,TX          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1045                    XB-XEH              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  43, 6100 TOTAL HOURS, 30
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JUAREZ,MEXICO               EL PASO,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
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.FOUND R MAIN GEAR UNLOCKED.GEAR OPERD NORMALLY DRG FUNCTIONAL CHECK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-XEH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Paso Intl

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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