# Incident 19790829033699I: Piper PA30, St Cloud, MN, August 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: St Cloud, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5608° N, 94.1625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Cloud, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5608&lon=-94.1625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7504Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7504Y-2013-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,478 total, 9 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/19790829033699I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N7504Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20090722012349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090722012349A), Jul 22, 2009: Piper PA30 (N7504Y), Walla Walla, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he completed his checklist and was cleared to land. He said that he verified that the gear showed green but the sun was bright on…

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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