19781004031129I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Selmer, TN · October 4, 1978

Date
October 4, 1978 · 12:00 local
Place
Selmer, TN
Airport
Mcnairy Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7020Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD78IA002
Reported as
Piper PA30
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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 failed to extend the landing gear before touchdown. Gear warning horn was inoperative.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. GEAR WARNING HORN WAS INOPERATIVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.