# Incident 20030512010099I: Piper PA23250, Anoka, MN, May 12, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2003, 20:16 local time
- Place: Anoka, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: W1XA
- Location: 45.2144° N, 93.3916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anoka, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2144&lon=-93.3916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54231, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54231-2007-11-30) (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: 930 total, 750 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030512010099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING APPROACH, LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING HIT DUCKS CAUSING MINOR DAMGE TO 1 RIB AND APPROXIMATELY 2O INCHES WIDE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF WING.

## Other reports on N54231 (3)

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

- [Incident 20070612825789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070612825789I), Jun 12, 2007: Piper PA23250 (N54231), Neenah, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On June 12, 2007 at approximately 0740 cdlt the pilot of a Piper aztec, PA-23-250, did not lower the landing gear and struck the props while attempting a…
- [Incident 20060112021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060112021029I), Jan 12, 2006: Piper PA23250 (N54231), Marquette, MI, Minor damage. (-23) This FAR part 135 incident occurred at 0720 EDT on January 12, 2006. The pilot had an unsafe gear indication at wakasaw but indication cleared up on…
- [Accident 19980223001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980223001679A), Feb 23, 1998: Piper PA23250 (N54231), Peoria, IL, Substantial damage. Left engine overheated after departure. Shutdown. Feathered. Pumped gear down. Not aligned. Stall mush onto taxiway (.4)the pilot said his left engine was…

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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