# Incident 19780824048859I: Piper PA23160, Mccomb, MS, August 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mccomb, MS
- Airport: Pike Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2445° N, 90.4716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McComb, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2445&lon=-90.4716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3163P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3163P-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 38 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824048859I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED FOR LANDING. LANDING GEAR HANDLE HAD MATERIAL FAILUE.

## Other reports on N3163P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850214038189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850214038189A), Feb 14, 1985: Piper PA23 (N3163P), Everglades City, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft climbing in nose high attitude after takeoff over water stalled and crashed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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