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FTW85LA163

1985-03-24 · LUBBOCK, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LBB

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Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_FTW85LA163.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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