# NTSB MKC81FCG18: Piper PA-31, N450GC, Springfield, MO, December 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3456  80/12/10   SPRINGFIELD,MO      PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0745                    N450GC              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 28, 2950 TOTAL HOURS, 96
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD RGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IA               SPRINGFIELD,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N450GC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- 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 19801210076699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801210076699A), Dec 10, 1980: Piper PA31350, Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Indicates pilot retracted landing gear on landing roll instead of retracting the flaps.

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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