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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Hickory, NC · November 2, 2007

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Date
November 2, 2007 · 17:20 local
Place
Hickory, NC
Airport
Hickory Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N40276
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,644 total43 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N40276Registration cancelled Oct 6, 2017 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7305091 · Built 1973Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Instructional flight conducting pattern work runway 06. Student heard scraping noise on landing and initiated a go-around. The nose of the aircraft pitched up excessively and yawed/rolled left. CFI perceived an engine failure and took controls, lowered the nose, reduced power and gave gear handle a push down and allowed aircraft to settle. Gear collapsed, aircraft slid to a stop on side of runway. Crew thought gear had been extended, however neither pilot was 100% sure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK RUNWAY 06. STUDENT HEARD SCRAPING NOISE ON LANDING AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP EXCESSIVELY AND YAWED/ROLLED LEFT. CFI PERCEIVED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND TOOK CONTROLS, LOWERED THE NOSE, REDUCED POWER AND GAVE GEAR HANDLE A PUSH DOWN AND ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE. GEAR COLLAPSED, AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON SIDE OF RUNWAY. CREW THOUGHT GEAR HAD BEEN EXTENDED, HOWEVER NEITHER PILOT WAS 100% SURE.

Other reports on N40276 · 1

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

Accident 19780810035169ANormal Cruise · Bedford, MARt wing leading edge skin torn free. Nose ribs dmgd,drooping downw& septd from attachments.Aug 10, 1978 · Substantial damage