# Incident 19860728051919I: Piper PA23250, Culebra, Puerto Rico, July 28, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1986, 13:50 local time
- Place: Culebra, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3103° N, 65.3027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culebra, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3103&lon=-65.3027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5102Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5102Y) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 30 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860728051919I

## Narrative

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

DOOR OPENED AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR DUE TO BUFFETING.

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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