# Incident 20200601007319I: Piper PA-23-250, Sanford, ME, June 1, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2020, 11:11 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4392° N, 70.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4392&lon=-70.7742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63977, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63977) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200601007319I

## Narrative

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

NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING, RESULTING IN THE INCIDENT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSING AFTER THE NOSE WAS RAISED TO EXTEND THE GEAR.

## Other reports on N63977 (3)

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

- [Incident 20080516834979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080516834979I), May 16, 2008: Piper PA23250 (N63977), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On may 16, 2008, N63977 nose gear collapsed during landing, resulting in damage to both engine propellers and the left wing leading edge. The PIC stated…
- [Incident 19900911045729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900911045729I), Sep 11, 1990: Piper PA23250 (N63977), Middletown, PA. Left engine started to smoke on climb. Returned. Left engine was blowing oil from the exhaust.
- [Incident 19900731048039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900731048039I), Jul 31, 1990: Piper PA23250 (N63977), Lancaster, PA, Minor damage. Almost landed gear up. Go-around made as propeller struck runway. Landed safely on second try.

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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