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FTW82DA151

1982-04-27 · LAKE DALLAS, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 30F

Current FAA registration · N42050

Make / Model
PIPER PA-23-250
Year of manufacture
1969 · 13 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19810414
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4FEBF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE GEAR RETRACTED. DURING THE SLIDE DOWN THE RUNWAY THE LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION BY A MECHANIC FOUND NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION OR RETRACTION MECHANISM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW82DA151.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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