# Accident 19980825030979A: Piper PA23250, Grosseile, MI, August 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1998, 19:20 local time
- Place: Grosseile, MI
- Airport: Grosseile
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1291° N, 83.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1291&lon=-83.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33MP-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980825030979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CHI98LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA345), Aug 26, 1998: Piper PA-23-250 (N33MP), Grosse Ile, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot in command (CFI)'s diverted attention and his failure to select landing gear extension.

## Other reports on N33MP (2)

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

- [Incident 20051206029959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051206029959I), Dec 6, 2005: Piper PA23250 (N33MP), Wichita, KS. (-23) On December 6, 2005, flight #725, aircraft N33MP while enroute from mkc to ict, experienced mechanical problems. Reports from the Wichita airport…
- [Accident 19780515035539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515035539A), May 15, 1978: Piper PA23 (N33MP), FL, Substantial damage

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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