- Date
- August 14, 1985, 13:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hollister, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7982YPiper PA-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850814038829A
- Case key
- 24798
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt and gnd witnesses reported that during the takeoff roll, the nose gear collapsed, followed by the main landing gears. Post-accident investigation disclosed the landing gear control handle was in the down position. All of the landing gear retraction/extension push pull tubes remained attached at their respective attach fittings. The nose gear push pull tube and its attach bolt were bent to the left. The transmission assy separated from its mounting bracket and was found on the retracted position. The lnd gear motor operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7982Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-1083
- Airframe hours
- 4,900
- Engine
- Lycoming 320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William Boucher
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1985
- Destination
- HIO · Hillsboro, OR
- Airport
- 307 · Hollister, runway 23, 4,350 × 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 252 in this make and model · 66 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7982Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.