# Incident 20110429008739I: Piper PA-23, Vidalia, GA, April 29, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2011, 16:06 local time
- Place: Vidalia, GA
- Airport: Vidalia Regional Airpoert
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2121° N, 82.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vidalia, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2121&lon=-82.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114C-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 205 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110429008739I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONCERNED AS TO THE AIRPORT WHICH WAS CLOSED DUE TO PRACTICE FOR AN AIRSHOW.  HE HAD SLOWED TO GIVE MORE TIME FOR COMPLETION OF THE PRACTICE.  WHEN HE CONTACTED THE AIRPORT, THEY ADVISED THAT THE FIELD WAS OPEN.  HE WAS PREOCCUPIED SCANNING FOR OTHER TRAFFIC, HANDLING SOME TURBLANCE, AND FLYING A NEW AIRCRAFT.  HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN.

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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