- Date
- March 24, 1984, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lawrence, MA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2080PPiper PA-23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840324014489A
- Case key
- 35537
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
As the plt completed his landing, he let the acft roll-out to the intersection of rwys 32 & 23 where he intended to turn off the active rwy. He reported that when he came to the intersection, the right gear 'collapsed' (retracted) & the acft skidded to the right. He stated that the acft came to a stop in the intersection, then the left gear also 'collapsed.' Later, the acft was put on jacks & the landing gear was pumped down. An exam revealed no evidence of a mechanical problem, except sand was found in the hinge area of the landing gear. Reportedly, the sand would have prevented the landing gear from properly locking in the down position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2080P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 667
- Airframe hours
- 3,564
- Engine
- Lycoming O-340-A1A, 130 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aldie J. Therriault
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1984 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- MHT · Manchester, NH
- Airport
- LWM · Lawrence Municipal, runway 32, 3,901 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,250 total · 200 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Temperature
- -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.