# Incident 20210720006929I: Piper PA-31-350, Portland, ME, July 20, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2021, 18:23 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 8JMA
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4043M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4043M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (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-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,350 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210720006929I

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL APPROACH TO KPWM RWY 11 AFTER EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR HEARD NOISE BELOW THE AIRCRAFT PASSENGER REPORTED RH MLG SWING AROUND UNDER THE AIRCRAFT, THEN RH MLG LOWER PORTION OF STRUT FELL TO THE GROUND. PILOT ASKS KPWM TOWER TO CONFIRM POSITION OF RH MLG, TOWER CONFIRMS AIRCRAFT HAS NO RH MLG VISIBLE. AFTER CIRCLING TO CONSIDER HIS SITUATION PILOT ELECTS TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE POINT KISP IN ORDER TO BURN OFF FUEL AND BRIEFS PASSENGERS OF THE ISSUE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR UP AT KISP ON RWY 24 COMING TO A STOP ON THE RWY. KISP FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED, NO FIRE REPORTED PASSENGERS EVACUATED AIRCRAFT NO INJURIES REPORTED TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS.

## Other reports on N4043M (2)

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

- [Incident 20070913825579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070913825579I), Sep 13, 2007: Piper PA31350 (N4043M), Clintonville, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On landing at cli runway 31 at approx. 1915 local airplane hit two deers with left main landing gear.
- [Incident 19861106085249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861106085249I), Nov 6, 1986: Piper PA31350 (N4043M), Mclean, TX, Minor damage. Pilot was going to fly over runway. Decided to land when on final but forgot to lower the gear.

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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