# Incident 20011003035779I: Piper PA23250, Portland, ME, October 3, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2001, 18:55 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: R5HA
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6365Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6365Y-2015-02-12) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 500 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/20011003035779I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON TAKEOFF FROM LEWISTON AND AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, GEAR HANDLE PARTED FROM THE LINKAGE NEAR FIREWALL. THROUGH PORTLAND ATC, CONTACTED DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AND AFTER SOME WORK, FORCED REMAINING LINKAGE TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. LANDED WITHOUT MISHAP AT HOME BASE 2B7.

## Other reports on N6365Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19740710023109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740710023109A), Jul 10, 1974: Piper PA23250 (N6365Y), Pittsfield, ME, 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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