# Incident 20040326005019I: Piper PA23250, Indiana, PA, March 26, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2004, 09:20 local time
- Place: Indiana, PA
- Airport: Indiana Co/Jimmy Stewart Fld A
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6311° N, 79.1015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANA COUNTY/JIMMY STEWART FLD (IDI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6311&lon=-79.1015&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6645A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6645A) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040326005019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH TO (IDI) JIMMY STEWARD AIRPORT, INDIANA, PA, PIPER PA-23/250, N6645A EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE INDICATION ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT TRIED TO RECYCLE WITH NO CHANGE, EMERGENCY EXTENSION RIGHT MAIN STILL UNSAFE. PILOT ELECTED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AND FEATHER BOTH PROPS. N6645A LANDED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR DOORS, RIGHT FLAP AND NOSE. A REVIEW OF SDR'S REVEALED NINE REPORTS WITH NOSE OR MAIN DRAG LINK PROBLEMS ON PA23'S. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT ACTIONS OR LACK OF ACTIONS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6645A (1)

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

- [Incident 20231102016199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231102016199I), Nov 2, 2023: Piper PA-23-250 (N6645A), Palm Coast, FL, No damage. PIC statement: "During closed traffic work at kfin, our left tire tube failed resulting in the tire separating from its rim during a touch and go. This caused…

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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