# NTSB MKC81FCG08: Piper PA-30, N8456Y, Springfield, MO, October 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1980
- Place: Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2763  80/10/21   SPRINGFIELD,MO      PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1738                    N8456Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 3097 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            22 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD RGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- DUAL STUDENT RECEIVING ATP INSTRUCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8456Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8456Y), registered now, S/N 30-1615, built 1967 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Springfield Rgnl

## 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 19801021058639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801021058639A), Oct 21, 1980: Piper PA30, Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Student retracted landing gear by mistake on landing roll.

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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