# Incident 20020323003629I: Piper PA30, Tucson, AZ, March 23, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2002, 11:50 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: K7BS
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N373JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N373JT-2015-03-23) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 110 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020323003629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 23 MARCH 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1 P.M. LOCAL TIME I OBSERVED A PIPER PA-30 TWIN COMANCHE LAYING ON ITS BELLY ON RUNWAY 24. TUCSON AIRPORT AUTHORITY PERSONNEL WERE ALREADY AT THE AIRCRAFT. I CONTACTED RYAN TOWER VIA TELEPHONE AND OBTAINED CLEARANCE TO RESPOND TO THE AIRCRAFT. I THEN FOLLOWED TUCSON AIRPORT POLICE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE PAVED SURFACE OF RUNWAY 24L TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE FACING APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES LEFT OF RUNWAY HEADING, SHORT OF TAXIWAY 4. AFTER CONFIRMING THE OCCUPANTS WERE UNHURT I GAINED ACCESS TO THE COCKPIT TO ENSURE ALL SWITCHES WERE OFF. THE PILOTS HAD REMOVED ELECTRICAL POWER AND PLACED THE ENGINE CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SWITCHES AND FUEL SELECTORS IN THE OFF POSITION. ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE NORMAL EXCEPT THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR, WHICH HAD TRIPPED OFF. LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS OBSERVED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND LANDING GEAR TRANSMISSION WAS STILL ENGAGED. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL OR OIL LEAKS NOTED. LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED I.E. NOT IN THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION. MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES WERE SLIGHTLY CLEAR OF THE GEAR WELLS.

## Other reports on N373JT (2)

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

- [Accident 20120302003679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120302003679A), Mar 2, 2012: Piper PA-30 (N373JT), Roanoke, TX, Minor damage. 3/2/12: Responded to a call from the airport manager of 52F regarding an aircraft that had just landed gear up on the runway. Arrived on scene as iic at 15:15…
- [Incident 19980517018119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517018119I), May 17, 1998: Piper PA30 (N373JT), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Smoke from NR1 com on climbout. Returned. Found burnt capacitor.

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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