# Incident 20011011028369I: Piper PA34220T, Lancaster, PA, October 11, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1224° N, 76.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4303W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4303W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 3,000 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/20011011028369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT: AFTER A 50-HOUR INSPECTION AT LANCASTER AIRPORT BY HENRY WEBER AIRCRAFT DISTRIBUTORS, INC., I TOOK THE SENECA N4303W A PA 34-220 TURBO UP FOR A TEST FLIGHT. AFTER I ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE GEARS, THE FRONT WHEEL REMAINED IN THE WHEEL WELL. I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS, AND I DECIDED TO STAY UP THERE FOR AWHILE TO BURN OFF AS MUCH OF IT AS I COULD. I ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE THE GEARS AT LEAST 25 OR 30 TIMES, I MADE STEEP 45 DEGREE TURNS TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT AND I PUT THE PLANE IN VARIOUS ODD ATTITUDES IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE GEAR TO DROP. ALL OF THESE MEASURES WERE TO NO AVAIL, AND AFTER THREE HOURS OF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT, I DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 26. THE LANDING WAS BASICALLY UNEVENTFUL AND I WAS NOT AT ALL INJURED. RESPECTFULL SUBMITTED, DR. RONALD AVIS.

## Other reports on N4303W (1)

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

- [Incident 20070630015739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070630015739I), Jun 30, 2007: Piper PA34220T (N4303W), Linden, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed gear up at Linden mun. Airport (ldj) Linden NJ. There were no injuries to the pilot, who was the only occupant onboard the aircraft.…

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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