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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Keene, TX · August 28, 1979

Date: August 28, 1979 · 17:45 local
Place: Keene, TX
Airport: Sw Adventist Coll
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8777Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total1,200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8777YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1933 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot unable to extend gear for landing. Found jammed nose gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. FOUND JAMMED NOSE GEAR DOORS.

Other reports on N8777Y · 1

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

Incident 19811206086569IInitial Approach-IFR · Waco, TXRan out of fuel after clearance for an ILS approach. Landed without damage in a hay field.Dec 6, 1981