- Date
- June 23, 1985, 13:26 local (18:26 UTC)
- Place
- Manhattan, KS
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7012YPiper PA-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850623044139A
- Case key
- 33968
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt said he put the landing gear selector switch to the down position and thought that he observed a green, down andlocked indicator light; however, the acft landed with the gear retracted. Examination of the acft after the accident revealed that the landing gear switch was down and the gear motor circuit breaker was tripped. The landing gear system was also functionally tested. During the first retraction the gear motor cb tripped. After the cb was reset the system functioned properly through several cycles. The gear indicator lights and horn also worked properly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7012Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-13
- Airframe hours
- 4,076
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Vandenberg Afb Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Frank R. Elder, Jr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 15, 1984 · 71 hours before
- Departed
- ACT · Waco, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MHK · Manhattan, runway 21, 7,000 × 150 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 140 total · 19 in this make and model · 90 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MHK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7012Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.