38.0367° N, 84.6086° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 31, 1978 · 14:32 local
Place
Lexington, KY
Airport
Bluegrass
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7289Y
Reported as
Piper PA30
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total1 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot unable to operate radios. Tower gave red light to indicate unsafe gear. Pilot continued. Gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT UNABLE TO OPERATE RADIOS. TOWER GAVE RED LIGHT TO INDICATE UNSAFE GEAR. PILOT CONTINUED. GEAR COLLAPSED.