# Incident 20020920030359I: Piper PA23150, Kapolei, HI, September 20, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2002, 17:14 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Airport: Kapolei Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3399° N, 158.0678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kapolei, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3399&lon=-158.0678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3180P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3180P-2019-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,495 total, 770 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020920030359I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT ON THE 3RD SINGLE-ENGINE LANDING, WITH ALL CHECK LISTS COMPLETED AND GEAR LIGHTS VERIFIED, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHOUT THE GEAR BEING EXTENDED. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE FBO A LANDING GEAR FUNCTION TEST WAS CONDUCTED AND WAS OBSERVED BY INSPECTORS OF THE HNL-FSDO, THE LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. NO MAINTENANCE MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND.

## Other reports on N3180P (1)

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

- [Accident 20160714011979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160714011979A), Jul 14, 2016: Piper PA-23-150 (N3180P), Kailua Kona, HI, Destroyed. N3180P, PA23, VFR from jrf to koa reported to the R5 controller that they were having engine problems. At 0115Z N3180P declared an emergency due to lossing…

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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