# Incident 19790212007099I: Piper PA24250, Dinuba, CA, February 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1979, 13:45 local time
- Place: Dinuba, CA
- Airport: Alta Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5402° N, 119.3161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Alta Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5402&lon=-119.3161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5370P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5370P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212007099I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER TURNING MASTER OFF PILOT EXTENDED GEAR FOR LANDING. FAILED TO CHECK GEAR POSITION.

## Other reports on N5370P (1)

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

- [Incident 19790702017829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702017829I), Jul 2, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N5370P), Dinuba, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear for landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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