# Incident 20191130020929I: Piper PA-23-250, Manning, SC, November 30, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Manning, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6938° N, 80.2165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manning, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6938&lon=-80.2165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56AD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,356 total, 500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191130020929I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH HE HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF GAINING FAMILIARITY AND PROFICIENCY.  THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED WITH CONTROLLING THE AIRSPEED AND ON IDENTIFYING PROPER POWER AND FLAP SETTINGS TO OBTAIN DESIRED SPEEDS.  AS A RESULT, THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

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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