# Incident 19990425020219I: Piper PA23250, Martinsburg, WV, April 25, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1999, 13:41 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Eastern Wv Regional/Shepherd
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4024° N, 77.9830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EASTERN WV RGNL/SHEPHERD FLD (MRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4024&lon=-77.9830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40204, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40204-2015-03-25) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990425020219I

## Narrative

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

GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN. OVERFLEW A/P APPROX. 40 MIN. THEN THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND.  MINOR DAMAGE TO BELLY.  NO PROPELLOR STRIKE.

## Other reports on N40204 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830131006279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830131006279I), Jan 31, 1983: Piper PA23250 (N40204), Rochester, NY. Vibration of left flap at cruise. Ceased at slow cruise. May have been ice caused flap imbalance. No defects.

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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