- Date
- July 4, 1982, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Clearwater, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8232PPiper PA-24
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820704030289A
- Case key
- 70272
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Gear extension - not performedCause
Diverted attentionCause
Wheels up landing - inadvertentCause
Analysis
During the approach to the airport, the pilot was distracted by other aircraft and failed to extend the gear. The propeller and lower surface of the aircraft were damaged during a gear up landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8232P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-3485
- Airframe hours
- 1,994
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alfred Monaco
- Registered owner
- Alfred Monaco
- Departed
- CLW · Clearwater, FL
- Destination
- CLW · Clearwater, FL
- Airport
- CLW · Clearwater Executive, runway 33, 3,000 × 0 ft, asphalt
N8232PRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2013 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,058 total · 1,008 in this make and model · 3,050 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 199 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.