Piper PA-24-250 N839OP

Summary

On 24 March 1985 at about 23:37 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N839OP was involved in an accident near Lubbock, Texas, 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

24 March 1985 at 23:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Lubbock International (LBB)

Coordinates

33.5903, -101.8493

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-250

Registration

N839OP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Borger

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW85LA163

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

PLT RAISED LANDING GEAR DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AND RECEIVED NO REACTION FROM EITHER THE GEAR RETRACTION SYS OR THE GEAR INDICATOR SYS. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE SYS, THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A LOW PASS BY THE TOWER, DURING WHICH THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN TO THE CONTROLLERS. ON TOUCHDOWN, ALL 3 LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NO REASON FOR THE GEAR COLLAPSE COULD BE DETERMINED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.