- Date
- May 21, 1985, 19:14 local (May 22, 1985, 00:14 UTC)
- Place
- Austin, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6665PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850521025739A
- Case key
- 21756
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated he felt the gear extend and the corresponding decrease in airspeed when the gear was lowered during the apch. He stated he thought he observed a green gear down indication and he did observe the shadow of the extended gear on the ground as the acft crossed the threshold. Witnesses reported the gear appeared to be in the normal position for landing. During the landing roll the gear collapled. Three different acft maintenance personnel examined the acft and reported finding no reason for the gear retraction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6665P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1789
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1AS, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Winkle And Wells
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- DAL · Dallas, TX
- Airport
- AUS · Robert Mueller, runway 17, 5,606 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 933 total · 81 in this make and model · 933 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.