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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Nashua, NH · July 17, 2008

Date: July 17, 2008 · 19:30 local
Place: Nashua, NH
Airport: Boire Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N62840
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 238 total3 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N62840Registered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7754075 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On Thursday July 17, 2008 privacy data omitted was acting as pilot-in-command of a Piper PA-23-250, N62840 on a VFR flight from bedford hanscom field (bed) to Boire Field (ash). The flight was normal up unitl touch down when the pilot realized he had forgotten to lower the landing gear. The owner of N62840, privacy data omitted was occupying the right pilot seat and also failed to notice privacy data omitted had not lowered the landing gear. Investigation revealed landing gear system was operating normally. When the aircraft was jacked up for removal from the runway, the landing gear was lowered using the normal extension system.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THURSDAY JULY 17, 2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF A PIPER PA-23-250, N62840 ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM BEDFORD HANSCOM FIELD (BED) TO BOIRE FIELD (ASH). THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL UP UNITL TOUCH DOWN WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE OWNER OF N62840, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OCCUPYING THE RIGHT PILOT SEAT AND ALSO FAILED TO NOTICE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD NOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP FOR REMOVAL FROM THE RUNWAY, THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED USING THE NORMAL EXTENSION SYSTEM.