# Incident 19790608015919I: Piper PA24, Casa Grande, AZ, June 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Francisco Grande
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8839° N, 111.8573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Francisco Grande Airfield, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8839&lon=-111.8573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7672P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7672P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 130 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/19790608015919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LIFTED OFF PREMATURELY, RETRACTED THE GEAR, THEN SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND

## Other reports on N7672P (1)

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

- [Incident 20020715016989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020715016989I), Jul 15, 2002: Piper PA24 (N7672P), Sedona, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Airman stated that he selected "gear down", in accordance with the checklist. The green light appeared illuminated, but in retrospect, the bright sun…

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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