# Incident 19830525035199I: Piper PA23, Beverly, MA, May 25, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1983, 13:16 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5567° N, 70.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beverly, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5567&lon=-70.8450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N347PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N347PB-2014-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830525035199I

## Narrative

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

INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ON ROLLOUT. PROP STRUCK RUNWAY. MADE A-GO-AROUND. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N347PB (1)

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

- [Incident 19840713049399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840713049399I), Jul 13, 1984: Piper PA23250 (N347PB), New Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on rollout. Red and green lights showing. Light sockets shorted together.

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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