# Incident 20040415004809I: Piper PA23160, Olympia, WA, April 15, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2004, 12:25 local time
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Airport: Olympia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9653° N, 122.8915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLYMPIA (0WN4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9653&lon=-122.8915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4001P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4001P-2025-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040415004809I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT NOTICED LACK OF GREEN LIGHT FOR RIGHT GEAR WHEN ON APPROACH. PILOT WORKED WITH GROUND TO TROUBLESHOOT GEAR SYSTEM CYCLING UP AND DOWN A NUMBER OF TIMES. WHEN IT WAS DECIDED TO LAND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER THEY HAD A FAULTY INDICATOR SYSTEM OR A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR. THE PILOT LANDED LIGHTLY, ROLLED TO AS SLOW AS HE COULD WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES OR TURNING. THE RIGHT GEAR FOLDED AFT, AGAINST THE DRAG STRUCT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE WHEEL UNDER THE WING. NO PROPELLER OR ENGINE DAMAGE WAS INCURRED, OR OTHER THAN MINOR DAMAGE IN THE WHEEL WELL.

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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