# Incident 20091231025809I: Piper PA-34-200T, Abita Springs, LA, December 31, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2009, 13:00 local time
- Place: Abita Springs, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEBA
- Location: 30.4736° N, 90.0204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abita Springs, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4736&lon=-90.0204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N304CW-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,500 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091231025809I

## Narrative

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

12/31/2009 AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR STUCK IN THE RETRACKED (UP) POSITION.

## Other reports on N304CW (3)

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

- [Incident 20020723020719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020723020719I), Jul 23, 2002: Piper PA34200T (N304CW), New Roads, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was demonstrating an emergency descent to landing at the False River airport (hzr). During this maneuver the pilot noticed that he had misjudged…
- [Incident 20000113000679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000113000679I), Jan 13, 2000: Piper PA34200T (N304CW), Mobile, AL, Minor damage. (-23) On January 13, 2000, Piper seneca N304CW, piloted by Mr. Kennedy j. downie, landed gear up at Brookley Airport, Mobile, AL. The aircraft came to rest on…
- [Accident 19820726034079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820726034079A), Jul 26, 1982: Piper PA34200T (N304CW), Eagle Pass, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot claims gravel on runway caused brakes to be ineffective, aircraft ran off runway and crashed into a dike.

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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