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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Pensacola, FL · September 19, 1997

Date: September 19, 1997 · 12:00 local
Place: Pensacola, FL
Airport: Costal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3494A
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,900 total1,000 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N3494ARegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-2197 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: pilot reported crossing the threshold at 70 mph and had difficulty getting the aircraft to settle. He then attempted to "raise" the flaps and reported that the flaps would not raise. The aircraft touched down long on the 2500' strip and departed the prepared surface striking two fence posts and coming to rest. Minor damage was sustained to the aircraft nosewheel and wing leading edges. There was one passenger on board and there were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED CROSSING THE THRESHOLD AT 70 MPH AND HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO "RAISE" THE FLAPS AND REPORTED THAT THE FLAPS WOULD NOT RAISE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON THE 2500' STRIP AND DEPARTED THE PREPARED SURFACE STRIKING TWO FENCE POSTS AND COMING TO REST. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSEWHEEL AND WING LEADING EDGES. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.