# NTSB MIA82DA094: Piper PA-23-250, N4881P, Jacksonville, FL, April 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 11, 1982, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Location: 30.3363° N, 81.5144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSONVILLE EXEC AT CRAIG (CRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3363&lon=-81.5144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DA094
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71170/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA094

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
  - door - not engaged (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

IMMEDIATELY AFTER RAISING THE GEAR HANDLE DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT HE THOUGHT WAS AN EXPLOSION.  HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND LANDED ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY WITHOUT EXTENDING THE GEAR.  THE LOUD NOISE OCCURRED WHEN THE CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4881P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4881P-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 27-462, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 27 462
- Airframe hours: 3200
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-AIDA 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jacob Olieman
- Registered owner: Jacob Olieman
- Departed: CRG, JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Destination: CRG, JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Airport: CRG, Graig Municipal, runway 4, 4,001 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 383 total, 190 in this make and model, 337 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 144 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CRG

## 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 19820411008679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820411008679A), Apr 11, 1982: Piper PA23250, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Cabin door open on liftoff as landing gear was actuated. Pilot aborted. Landed gear in transit, collapsed.

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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