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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Sweetwater, TX · January 11, 2024

Date: January 11, 2024 · 15:10 local
Place: Sweetwater, TX
Airport: Sweetwater Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N62836
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 611 total66 in this make and model67 in the last 90 days

N62836Registered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7754068 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On January 11, 2023, at approximately 1510, a Piper PA23 aircraft landed gear up on runway 22 at Sweetwater TX municipal airport (sww). The aircraft was being operated on an aerial survey flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated from mdd on January 11, 2024, at approximately 1221.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 11, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1510, A PIPER PA23 AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 22 AT SWEETWATER TX MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SWW). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN AERIAL SURVEY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MDD ON JANUARY 11, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1221.

Other reports on N62836 · 1

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

Incident 20080403831639ILevel Off Touchdown · Orlando, FL(-23) The pilot observed that upon approach for landing that the aircraft only indicated the NLG extending. He proceeded to use the hand-pump for the emergency extension of the mlgs. The right MLG did extend, however the left MLG would not. The pilot…Apr 3, 2008 · Minor damage