# NTSB NYC75IN048: Piper PA-23, N1202U, Amityville, NY, October 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1975
- Place: Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
- Location: 40.6698° N, 73.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amityville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6698&lon=-73.4158&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75IN048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75IN048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0026  75/10/31   AMITYVILLE,NY       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1445                    N1202U              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     65, 33300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1050 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMITYVILLE,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- DID NOT FOLLOW ESTABLISHED AFTR LNDG CK PROCEDURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1202U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Zahns

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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