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| Date: | Friday 17 June 2022 |
| Time: | 18:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N17AK |
| MSN: | 27-7854103 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4597 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Cape Fear Regional Jetport (Howie Franklin Field), Oak Island, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oak Island-Cape Fear Regional Jetport, NC (KSUT) |
| Oak Island-Cape Fear Regional Jetport, NC (KSUT) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Piper PA-23-250 Aztec F sustained substantial damage during a belly landing on Rwy 23 at Cape Fear Regional Jetport (Howie Franklin Field) (KSUT), Oak Island, North Carolina, after the landing gear failed to deploy.
The sole pilot escaped unhurt.
Sources:
https://www.wect.com/2022/06/17/plane-lands-without-landing-gear-deployed-cape-fear-regional-jetport-no-injuries-reported/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17AK
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a116de&lat=33.929&lon=-78.073&zoom=13.0&showTrace=2022-06-17&leg=1
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N17AK/history/20220617/2225Z/KSUT/KSUT
FAA ASIAS
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/ca2c2bdd6258df5b663605cc730c98f84009b36c (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N22TD, N63974 Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 August 1984 | N63974 | Double Hook Ranch Inc. | 0 | Hyannis, NE | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2022 07:35 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Jun-2022 07:35 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 08:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 08:30 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 08:35 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 08:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 11:59 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 21-Jun-2022 18:05 | RobertMB | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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