# Incident 19920507018089I: Piper PA23250, Valentine, NE, May 7, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1992, 11:04 local time
- Place: Valentine, NE
- Airport: Miller Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8697° N, 100.5505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8697&lon=-100.5505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143AC) (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: 20,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92IA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92IA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920507018089I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH GEAR NOT EXTENDED AND LOCKED. HORN REQUIRED BACK PRESSURE TO SOUND. GEAR HANDLE LIGHT INTERMITTENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI92IA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92IA141), May 7, 1992: Piper PA-23-250 (N143AC), Valentine, NE, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND THE INATTENTIVE FAA INSPECTOR (CHECK AIRMAN). ASSOCIATED FACTORS ARE THE INOPERATIVE LANDING GEAR WARNING SYSTEM, THE INADEQUATE…

## Other reports on N143AC (1)

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

- [Accident 19800324033989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800324033989A), Mar 24, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N143AC), Vermillion, SD, Minor damage. Aircraft struck flock of geese on descent for landing.

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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