# Incident 19990511020019I: Piper PA34200, Albany, NY, May 11, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1999, 15:02 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42309, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42309-2022-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 30 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990511020019I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY #1 AT ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER REPORTING TO ALBANY TOWER THAT THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED.  PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER OBTAINING A SAFE GEAR INDICATION THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY AFTER TOUCH DOWN.  THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE OCCURED TO THE AIRCRAFT:  LT AND RT PROPELLERS IMPACTED RUNWAY, BOTH TIPS CURLED BACK ON LT PROPELLER, ONE TIP CURLED FORWARD AND ONE TIP CURLED BACK ON RIGHT PROPELLER.  BOTH FLAPS SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON INBOARD TRAILING EDGE BOTTOM SURFACE.

## Other reports on N42309 (3)

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

- [Incident 20210601007419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210601007419I), Jun 1, 2021: Piper PA-34-200 (N42309), Somereset, KY, Minor damage. During short field touchdown the nose was held high and when landing gear contacted the ground it folded into the partially retracted position causing both…
- [Incident 20031014033309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031014033309I), Oct 14, 2003: Piper PA34200 (N42309), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. (-23) During rollout after a normal landing, the nose gear collapsed on N42309, a Piper PA-34-200. An investigation determined that the nose gear failed due to…
- [Incident 19791129045169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129045169I), Nov 29, 1979: Piper PA34200 (N42309), Danville, VA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during landing due to failed bolt on nose gear down lock assembly p/n 862753.

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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