# Accident 19800404008099A: Piper PA30, Birmingham, AL, April 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1980, 22:15 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8328Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8328Y) (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: 4,390 total, 84 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800404008099A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. MADE WHEELS UP LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA80FKJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ28), Apr 4, 1980: Piper PA-30 (N8328Y), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8328Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19930122009199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930122009199I), Jan 22, 1993: Piper PA30 (N8328Y), Arlington, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on rollout. Found landing gear transmission mounting bracket failed due to fatigue.
- [Accident 19730831026249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730831026249A), Aug 31, 1973: Piper PA30 (N8328Y), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Cabin door came open in flt.

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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