# Incident 19790609014559I: Piper PA32260, Gillette, WY, June 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Campbell Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7659C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7659C-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 45 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/19790609014559I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING, BOUNCED, APPLIED POWER, BOUNCED AGAIN, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N7659C (2)

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

- [Accident 19940424047379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940424047379A), Apr 24, 1994: Piper PA32260 (N7659C), Kellogg, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Came out of clouds minus tail and wings. Vacumn pump siezed. Indicates spiral dive abrupt pull up. Had partial panel
- [Incident 19931231051719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931231051719I), Dec 31, 1993: Piper PA32260 (N7659C), Rapid City, SD. Aircraft encountered heavy icing and was unable to maintain altitude. Landed safely. Pilot did not receive airmets.

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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