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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-160 · New Albany, MS · September 9, 2008

Date
September 9, 2008 · 12:00 local
Place
New Albany, MS
Airport
New Albany-Union Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N314KB
Reported as
Piper PA23160
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
490 total380 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) After departing New Albany airport, MS, the cabin door popped open in flight. Pilot stated he returned to M72 to land and forgot to lower the landing gear. No injuries to pilot or passengers. Minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER DEPARTING NEW ALBANY AIRPORT, MS, THE CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN IN FLIGHT. PILOT STATED HE RETURNED TO M72 TO LAND AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.