# Incident 19800604055309I: Piper PA30, Winston Salem, NC, June 4, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1980, 02:00 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.1337° N, 80.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH REYNOLDS (INT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1337&lon=-80.2220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7217Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7217Y-1989-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 350 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/19800604055309I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT HIS CLIPBOARD SO MADE GO AROUND AND FORGOT TO PUT DOWN GEAR.

## Other reports on N7217Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19840529023999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840529023999A), May 29, 1984: Piper PA30 (N7217Y), Charlotte, NC, Destroyed. Trim problem. Steep bank and descent to runway. Trim in full up position,wires to trim switch bare, trim handle off.
- [Incident 19780423011109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780423011109I), Apr 23, 1978: Piper PA30 (N7217Y), Mooresville, NC, Minor damage. While taxiing off runway main gear struck hole covered by grass. Gear collapsed.

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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