Piper PA-30 accident near Springfield, Missouri, April 27, 1983
On April 27, 1983 at about 3:32 pm local time, a Piper PA-30, registered N8301Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Springfield, Missouri (Springfield Regional). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 27, 1983 · about 3:32 pm local time
- Place
- Springfield, Missouri · Springfield Regional
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30 · all PA-30s on the register
- Registration
- N8301Y · no longer on the register · serial 301440
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING ROLL. THIS WAS TO BE A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND THE STUDENT HAD JUST RAISED THE FLAPS IN PREPARATION FOR TAKEOFF. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE STUDENT PILOT MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE UP AND DOWN AND THE GEAR RETRACTED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 11,945 hours in all; 416 in this make and model; 110 in the last 90 days; 11,755 as pilot in command; 8,000 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,600 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 31, 1983; 12 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO 320-B1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SGF Springfield MO at 2:00 pm
- Runway 19, 7,003 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:36 pm from SGF
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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