# Incident 19800117015239I: Piper PA30, Indianapolis, IN, January 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1980, 19:45 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7463Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7463Y) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,313 total, 489 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/19800117015239I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND.

## Other reports on N7463Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20050119000989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050119000989I), Jan 19, 2005: Piper PA30 (N7463Y), Red Oak, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was making normal approach for landing at Red Oak, Iowa. He selected his landing gear down and failed to verify before touch down. Pilot reported…
- [Incident 19860611057639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860611057639I), Jun 11, 1986: Piper PA30 (N7463Y), Sedona, AZ, Minor damage. Gear retracted as aircraft started to rotate. Selector in down position. Cause undetermined.

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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