# Incident 19791025054399I: Piper PA23, Molokai, HI, October 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Molokai, HI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.1383° N, 157.0125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Molokaʻi, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.1383&lon=-157.0125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2060P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2060P-2018-06-08) (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 PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 100 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/19791025054399I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE BACK AFTER LIFT OFF AND GEAR RETRACTION.

## Other reports on N2060P (3)

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

- [Incident 19980822027729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822027729I), Aug 22, 1998: Piper PA23 (N2060P), Honolulu, HI. Gear down and locked, found broken wire and replaced. Swung gear ops check good.
- [Incident 19960531017439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960531017439I), May 31, 1996: Piper PA23150 (N2060P), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Narrative: on may 31, 1996, at approximately 10:10 a.m. Piper N2060P experienced a left landing gear failure after landing at the Honolulu airport. The…
- [Incident 19840306012559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840306012559I), Mar 6, 1984: Piper PA23 (N2060P), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Forgot to extend the landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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