# Incident 19791102056499I: Piper PA32R300, Huntsville, AL, November 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1979, 19:50 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Madison Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4303X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4303X-1997-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1 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/19791102056499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N4303X (2)

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

- [Accident 19960607013019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607013019A), Jun 7, 1996: Piper PA32R300 (N4303X), Santa Barbara, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control and crashed into ocean on ILS approach. No biennial and not IFR current. Aircraft not IFR current also
- [Accident 19890218002239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890218002239A), Feb 18, 1989: Piper PA32R300 (N4303X), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Left gear collapsed on touchdown. Went around and right gear collapsed. Gear circuit block loose and shorting out.

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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