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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Andrews, NC · November 23, 2000

Date: November 23, 2000 · 23:30 local
Place: Andrews, NC
Airport: Andrews-Murphy Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N38DE
Reported as: Piper PA30
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0

N38DERegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2009 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-393 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot landed with gear collapse except nosegear. Pilot reported unsafe indication after touch and go approach at ashville,NC. Pilot contacted ATC and advised them of situation. After several flybys, pilot returned to homebase 6A3 and attempted to lower gear manually without success. He then landed with no injuries to anyone onboard (3 passengers). This is the second gear up landing for giles in the last 60 days. (Inspector ed desilva, bhm FSDO is working gear up landing at slylacauga, AL) on most recent incident a passenger on board (non-pilot) said that he observed the landing at ashville, NC and he believed that the pilot touched down at ashville and then said that there was now a "gear problem".

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED WITH GEAR COLLAPSE EXCEPT NOSEGEAR. PILOT REPORTED UNSAFE INDICATION AFTER TOUCH AND GO APPROACH AT ASHVILLE,NC. PILOT CONTACTED ATC AND ADVISED THEM OF SITUATION. AFTER SEVERAL FLYBYS, PILOT RETURNED TO HOMEBASE 6A3 AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER GEAR MANUALLY WITHOUT SUCCESS. HE THEN LANDED WITH NO INJURIES TO ANYONE ONBOARD (3 PASSENGERS). THIS IS THE SECOND GEAR UP LANDING FOR GILES IN THE LAST 60 DAYS. (INSPECTOR ED DESILVA, BHM FSDO IS WORKING GEAR UP LANDING AT SLYLACAUGA, AL) ON MOST RECENT INCIDENT A PASSENGER ON BOARD (NON-PILOT) SAID THAT HE OBSERVED THE LANDING AT ASHVILLE, NC AND HE BELIEVED THAT THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AT ASHVILLE AND THEN SAID THAT THERE WAS NOW A "GEAR PROBLEM".