Piper PA-30 N8043Y
24 March 1982 · Placida, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 March 1982 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8043Y, operated by Lakeland Construction, was involved in an accident near Placida, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Placida, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rotonda (X54)
- Coordinates
- 26.8495, -82.2794
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8043Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Lakeland Construction
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lakeland → Placida
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA82DA083
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE RETRACTION TORQUE TUBE ARM FITTING, PIPER P/N 21012-03, WHICH LINKS THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR TO THE RETRACTION SYSTEM, FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-30 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | RAF Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-30 | Snow Hill, Maryland, United States | George Moukides | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-30 | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | Eagle Aircraft Company | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-30 | Vandalia, Ohio, United States | Michael I. Massimini | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-30 | Crescent City, Florida, United States | James I. Moss | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-30-160 | Salem, Illinois, United States | Midway Shell | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1982 | Cessna 152 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 May 1982 | Cessna 172K | Geneva, Florida, United States | Johnny E. Southerland | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Venice Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Cessna 182G | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Clyde E. Forsythe | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |