NTSB ATL84LA108 — 1984-02-26 · WALTERBORO, South Carolina, United States

Current FAA registration · N6720P

Make / Model: PIPER PA-24-250
Year of manufacture: 1960 · 24 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19600216
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A8E58C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6720P Piper PA-24-250 None

Factual narrative

THE PLT DID NOT GET A GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATION WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED. A FLY-BY WAS PERFORMED AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THE LANDING GEAR LOOKED DOWN. THE PLT DID NOT PROPERLY OPERATE THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM. DURING LANDING, THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS OPERATED SUCCESSFUL DURING A POST ACCIDENT GROUND CHECK ON BOTH SYSTEM, EXCEPT THE GEAR DID NOT LOCK DOWN ON THE 1ST ATTEMPT USING THE NORMAL SYSTEM. THE ACFT WAS OVERDUE FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE OWNER STATED THAT HE DID NOT AUTHORIZE THIS FLT, BUT HAD INTENDED FOR THE PLT TO FERRY THE ACFT FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTIONAFTER HE (THE OWNER) HAD OBTAINED A FERRY PERMIT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84LA108.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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