Piper PA-30 N1810M

Summary

On 6 February 1983 at about 17:45 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N1810M, operated by Devoe Aviation, was involved in an accident near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 February 1983 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Charleston International (CHS)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-30

Registration

N1810M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Devoe Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Opalocka → Wilmington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA098

Nobody was injured.

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 PLT STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER ACFT HAD ROLLED APRX 1200 FT DURING THE LANDING. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE GEAR RETRACTION TRANSMISSION WAS TORN OUT OF ITS FUSELAGE BULKHEAD MOUNT, THE LANDING GEAR PUSH-PULL CABLE ROD ENDS WERE BROKEN & THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED OPEN. ALL FAILED PARTS HAD EVIDENCE OF OVERLOAD FAILURES. NO PREEXISTING CRACKS OR SYS MALFUNCTIONS WERE NOTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.