# Incident 19870525039409I: Piper PA23250, St Maarten, NA, May 25, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1987, 08:45 local time
- Place: St Maarten, NA
- Airport: Juliana
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FHHA
- Aircraft: N40462, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40462-2017-04-07) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525039409I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N40462 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880826053889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880826053889I), Aug 26, 1988: Piper PA23250 (N40462), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. When mechanic started right engine, aircraft veered left and prop hit wing of parked aircraft. Braked failed to hold
- [Incident 19860808062519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808062519I), Aug 8, 1986: Piper PA23250 (N40462), St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Failed to comply with ICAO regulations. No radio contact at boundary or during flight. Flight plan not closed.

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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