20040727024469I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Tampa, FL · July 27, 2004

Date: July 27, 2004 · 14:30 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Peter O Knight Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N444DA
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total15 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N444DARegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2017 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 273935 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 27, 2004, at 1430 EST, a Piper 23-250, N444DA, registered to dereworth aviation inc., landed with the nose gear in the retracted position and the main gear partially extended during an instrument training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the certified flight instructor and pilot were not injured. The flight originated at Peter o'Knight airport, Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2004 at 1200 hours.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 27, 2004, AT 1430 EST, A PIPER 23-250, N444DA, REGISTERED TO DEREWORTH AVIATION INC., LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND THE MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED DURING AN INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PETER O'KNIGHT AIRPORT, TAMPA, FLORIDA ON JULY 27, 2004 AT 1200 HOURS.