# NTSB MIA82DA083: Piper PA-30, N8043Y, Placida, FL, March 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 24, 1982, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Placida, FL
- Coordinates: 26.849496, -82.279441 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8495&lon=-82.2794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DA083
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72245/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA083

## Sequence of events

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

- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - failure,total (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE RETRACTION TORQUE TUBE ARM FITTING, PIPER P/N 21012-03, WHICH LINKS THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR TO THE RETRACTION SYSTEM, FAILED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8043Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8043Y), registered now, S/N 30-1154, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 301154
- Airframe hours: 3680
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-320B 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Lakeland Construction
- Registered owner: Lakeland Construction
- Departed: LAKELAND, FL
- Destination: PLACIDA, FL
- Airport: X54, Rotonda, runway 23, 4,000 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 869 total, 600 in this make and model, 761 as pilot in command, 56 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 172 °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 19820324015399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820324015399A), Mar 24, 1982: Piper PA30, Placida, FL, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear failed on landing roll. Retraction torque tube arm pn 2101203 failed.

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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