# Incident 20080909844819I: Piper PA23160, New Albany, MS, September 9, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: New Albany, MS
- Airport: New Albany-Union Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5490° N, 89.0244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW ALBANY/UNION COUNTY (M72), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5490&lon=-89.0244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314KB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N314KB) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 380 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080909844819I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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