# NTSB MIA82DA150: Piper PA-24, N8232P, Clearwater, FL, July 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 4, 1982, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Location: 27.9772° N, 82.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEARWATER EXEC (CLW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9772&lon=-82.7591&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DA150
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70272/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA150

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8232P-2013-09-10), registration cancelled 2013-09-10, S/N 24-3485, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24-3485
- Airframe hours: 1994
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820704030289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820704030289A), Jul 4, 1982: Piper PA24250, Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Forgot to extend gear. Landed gear up.

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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