# Incident 19860313056229I: Piper PA23250, Cleveland, OH, March 13, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1986, 14:20 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland Hopkins International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DRNA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503AC-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,685 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860313056229I

## Narrative

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

GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE, DECLARED EMERGENCY. LANDED SHORT AFTER PILOT STOPPED BOTH ENGINES.

## Other reports on N503AC (1)

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

- [Incident 19860417027219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860417027219I), Apr 17, 1986: Piper PA23250 (N503AC), Cleveland, OH. While attempting to make a turnoff requested by ATC both main tires went flat.

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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