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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-220T · North Platte, NE · March 20, 1998

Date: March 20, 1998 · 15:00 local
Place: North Platte, NE
Airport: Lee Bird Field
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ATZA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N83864
Reported as: Piper PA34220T
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0

N83864Registration cancelled Dec 30, 2002 · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 34-8133091 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T

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What happened

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

Narrative: the gear switch handle broke off in the up position and the positioning of the landing gear was questionable. The aircraft landed gear up at the North Platte, NE airport causing slight damage to the fuselage. There were no injuries to the two crew members and two passengers on board. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE GEAR SWITCH HANDLE BROKE OFF IN THE UP POSITION AND THE POSITIONING OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS QUESTIONABLE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AT THE NORTH PLATTE, NE AIRPORT CAUSING SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO CREW MEMBERS AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N83864 · 1

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

Accident 19890405006149ALevel Off Touchdown · Cheyenne, WYBounced and porpoised on a night landing until a main gear collapsed from overstress.Apr 5, 1989 · Substantial damage