# Incident 19970807028329I: Piper PA23250, Iliamna, AK, August 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1997, 12:26 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Airport: Iliamna
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7556° N, 154.9178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ILIAMNA (ILI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7556&lon=-154.9178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6008Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6008Y-2017-10-27) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970807028329I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. WHITTOM LANDED HIS PIPER AZTEC WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS BELLY. MR. WHITTOM STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY OTHER AIR TRAFFIC AND PERSONAL PROBLEMS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6008Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20130314004469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130314004469A), Mar 14, 2013: Piper PA-23-250 (N6008Y), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he was at 1500 feet in a snow storm when both fuel injected engines quit. Pilot switched tanks turned around heading for Tyonek. Pilot stated that…

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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