# Incident 20010301003299I: Piper PA30, Pawtucket, RI, March 1, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2001, 07:05 local time
- Place: Pawtucket, RI
- Airport: North Central State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9207° N, 71.4914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH CENTRAL STATE (SFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9207&lon=-71.4914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N156LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156LM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 681 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010301003299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 1, 2001 AT APPROX. 0705 EST, N156LM, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 5 AT NORTH CENTRAL STATE AIRPORT (SFZ) WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. ^PRIVACY DATA^THEN LEFT THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT TO ATTEND A MEETING IN PVD. A CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE TO BE IN THE UP POSITION. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY AND PUT UP ON JACKS, THE GEAR CAME DOWN WHEN THE GEAR SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED AND THE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT CAME ON.

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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