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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Lancaster, PA · July 31, 1990

Date: July 31, 1990 · 20:35 local
Place: Lancaster, PA
Airport: Lancaster
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N63977
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,800 total6,700 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

N63977Registered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7854106 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Almost landed gear up. Go-around made as propeller struck runway. Landed safely on second try.

As the FAA filed it

ALMOST LANDED GEAR UP. GO-AROUND MADE AS PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY. LANDED SAFELY ON SECOND TRY.

Other reports on N63977 · 3

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

Incident 20200601007319ILanding: Rollout · Sanford, MENose landing gear collapsed on roll out after landing, resulting in the incident. This was followed by right main collapsing after the nose was raised to extend the gear.Jun 1, 2020 · Minor damage Incident 20080516834979ILevel Off Touchdown · Ft Lauderdale, FL(-23) On may 16, 2008, N63977 nose gear collapsed during landing, resulting in damage to both engine propellers and the left wing leading edge. The PIC stated that prior to landing he verified that all three landing gear postion light were illuminated green…May 16, 2008 · Minor damage Incident 19900911045729IForced/Precautionary Landing · Middletown, PALeft engine started to smoke on climb. Returned. Left engine was blowing oil from the exhaust.Sep 11, 1990