ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382401
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 March 1983 |
| Time: | 17:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N879SW |
| MSN: | 31T-7904056 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 729 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oklahoma City, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Tulsa, OK (KTUL) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED AT THE OUTER MARKER ON AN ILS APPROACH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXTENDED FULL FLAPS AT ABOUT 400 FEET AGL JUST AS THEY BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO 0. THE FLAPS CAME UP AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FELL AS THE GEAR UP CYCLE BEGAN. THE MAIN GEAR THEN CAME UP AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HANGER, ALL LANDING GEAR WERE FOUND TO BE UP AND LOCKED. NUMEROUS CYCLE TESTS OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FAILED TO SHOW ANY MALFUNCTION WITHIN ANY COMPONENT OF THE SYSTEM.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA158
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 13:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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