# Incident 19791016052099I: Piper PA23250, Islip, NY, October 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1979, 09:25 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Macarthur
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MLS
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islip, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6569Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6569Y-1995-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 400 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/19791016052099I

## Narrative

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

GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION DUE TO FAULTY MICROSWITCH.

## Other reports on N6569Y (4)

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

- [Incident 19800725082069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800725082069I), Jul 25, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N6569Y), Albany, NY, Minor damage. After starting the engine, and while preoccupied in the cockpit the aircraft crept forward into another airplane.
- [Incident 19790412014089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790412014089I), Apr 12, 1979: Piper PA23250 (N6569Y), Albany, NY. Immovable trim tab due to binding from a broken deice boot pressure line clamp.
- [Incident 19790226007719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790226007719I), Feb 26, 1979: Piper PA23250 (N6569Y), Albany, NY. Lost all navcom. Broken ground wire on alternator. Pilot not aware of auxillary regulator system.
- [Incident 19781030027859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030027859I), Oct 30, 1978: Piper PA23250 (N6569Y), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Prop spinner came apart, punched holes in the fuselage. Crack existed prior to failure.

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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