# Incident 20040317003889I: Piper PA23250, North Platte, NE, March 17, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2004, 07:45 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Airport: Lee Bird Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JFDA
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32RW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32RW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040317003889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 17, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 0745, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF PIPER PA-23-250, N32RW, SN: 27-4667, EXPERIENCED A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE DURING APPROACH TO THE NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PIC REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR ACTUATING LEVER BROKE OFF WHILE POSITIONING THE SWITCH TO THE EXTEND POSITION. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO SELECT THE GEAR DOWN POSITION WITH A PAIR OF NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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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