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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Belmar/Farmingd, NJ · April 17, 1995

Date: April 17, 1995 · 10:30 local
Place: Belmar/Farmingd, NJ
Airport: Allaire Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3474P
Reported as: Piper PA23160
Reported engine: Lycoming O320B3B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 28,000 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N3474PRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2003 · Piper PA-23-160S/N 23-1448 · Built 1958 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Door opened on climbout. Hard to control elected land gear up. Aircraft had many deficiences. Bogus door seal.

As the FAA filed it

DOOR OPENED ON CLIMBOUT. HARD TO CONTROL ELECTED LAND GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT HAD MANY DEFICIENCES. BOGUS DOOR SEAL.