- Date
- April 21, 1983, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Odessa, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6574YPiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830421014749A
- Case key
- 20872
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was substantially damaged during a gear up landing. The pilot stated that the gear handle was put down on base leg and he had 3 green lights. He does not recall hearing a gear warning horn. When the acft was transported to a hangar the gear was up and the gear doors were closed. The gear was pumped down resulting in illumination of all three green lights.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6574Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-3872
- Airframe hours
- 2,617
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-C4B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- S & R Construction
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 2, 1983
- Departed
- ERV · Kerrville, TX
- Airport
- E02 · Schlemeyer, runway 29, 5,000 × 65 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 694 in this make and model · 4,050 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.