# Incident 20030427017049I: Piper PA23250, Lancaster, PA, April 27, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2003, 12:36 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: N40464, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40464) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,147 total, 450 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030427017049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDING GEAR DID NOT LOCK DOWN AFTER SELECTION, RECYCLED GEAR HANDLE, ACTUATED GEAR BLOW DOWN BOTTLE WITH NO RESPONSE. OPERATED HAND PUMP OFF AND ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 55 MINUTES. MAIN GEAR LOCKED DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT NOSE GEAR EXTENDED. MINOR DAMAGE TO FIBERGLASS NOSE CONE. ENGINES SHUT DOWN AND PROPELLERS FEATHERED PRIOR TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N40464 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791111054009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111054009I), Nov 11, 1979: Piper PA23250 (N40464), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. After normal touchdown tires hydroplaned, braking ineffective. Uneven braking resulting in swerve off runway.

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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