# Accident 20120823021359A: Piper PA-30, Scappoose, OR, August 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Airport: Scappoose Industrial Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7692° N, 122.8569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7692&lon=-122.8569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222BP-2015-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 70 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120823021359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED PEARSON FIELD FOR SCAPPOOSE INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK TO REFUEL.  ARRIVING AT SCAPPOSE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR NORMALLY, BUT WAS UNSUCESSFUL.  HE TRIED TO CYCLE THE GEAR AND WAS STILL UNSUCESSFULL.  HE FLEW AROUND FOR BETTER THAN 30 MINUTES AND TRIED EVERY SOLUTION TO LOWER THE GEAR INCLUDING THE MANUAL GEAR HANDLE.HE THEN ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP ON THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY.  THE AREA WAS NOT PARTICULARLY SMOOTH AND MAJOR DAMAGE RESULTED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR12LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA366), Aug 23, 2012: Piper PA-30 B (N222BP), Scappoose, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the landing gear to fully extend as a result of a failure of the landing gear transmission assembly for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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