# Incident 19840112011179I: Piper PA23250, Buffalo, NY, January 12, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1984, 07:01 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACCA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N569AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N569AC-2013-06-04) (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 PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 800 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840112011179I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR. MAINS EXTENDED WITH BLOW DOWN BOTTLE. NOSE GEAR CYLINDER HYDRAULIC LINE HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N569AC (1)

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

- [Incident 19860417022799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860417022799I), Apr 17, 1986: Piper PA23250 (N569AC), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found bolt had sheared in drag link allowing gear to fold backwards.

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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