# Incident 20220917015279I: Piper PA-23-250, Beverly, MA, September 17, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2022, 21:10 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Airport: Beverly Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5841° N, 70.9161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEVERLY RGNL (BVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5841&lon=-70.9161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63883, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63883-2024-07-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,673 total, 376 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220917015279I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED BEVERLY AIRPORT (BVY) FOR THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY. THE INTENTION OF THE FLIGHT ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT WAS TO REMAIN IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN AND PERFORM 3 FULL STOP LANDINGS TO ACCOMPLISH 3 NIGHT TIME LANDINGS WITHIN PAST 90 DAYS TO MAINTAIN CURRENCY. AFTER DEPARTURE AND ON THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT THE PILOT DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY SURFACE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER STRUCTURE OF THE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND BOTH PROPELLERS STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE CAUSING ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST LEFT OF CENTERLINE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT NOTIFIED CONTROL TOWER OF THE INCIDENT AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N63883 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020812021769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020812021769I), Aug 12, 2002: Piper PA23250 (N63883), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On takeoff after a touch and go landing, the pilot raised the gear handle instead of the flaps, resulting in the retraction of the nose gear only with…

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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