- Date
- April 27, 1983, 15:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeview, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7946YPiper PA-30B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830427016349A
- Case key
- 39688
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft had landed earlier at redmond in what was described as a hard landing. The plt stated the only problem noted was a 'loud squeeking brake' during the rollout. The next leg of the flight was to terminate at reno, but the plt landedat Lakeview to wait for an improvement in wx. The plt reported turbulence, rain squalls & winds from 200 deg at 25 KTS gusting 35. The plt stated he lowered the landing gear on base leg & checked the left gear in the nacelle mounted mirror, but did not check the gear indicator light.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7946Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-1042
- Airframe hours
- 2,138
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fred S. Jones Construction Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 22, 1982 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- RDM · Redmond, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- LKU · Lake County, runway 16, 5,300 × 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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 3,400 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 25 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 30 °F
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 N7946Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.