# Incident 19800726062729I: Amtrdk DYKEDELTAJD2, Ithaca, NY, July 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1980, 12:14 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78BS-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schaknowski DYKE DELTA JD-2 (registry code 0566507, https://openairdocs.org/model/schaknowski-dyke-delta-jd-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDK DYKEDELTAJD2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 30 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/19800726062729I

## Narrative

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

GEAR RETRACTED AFTER BOUNCING. PILOT FAILED TO VERIFY DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

## Other reports on N78BS (2)

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

- [Accident 19920821032599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920821032599A), Aug 21, 1992: Amtrdk DYKEDELTAJD2 (N78BS), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Right main wheel axle broke on landing. Had preexisting fatigue crack.
- [Incident 19891119062179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891119062179I), Nov 19, 1989: Amtrdk DYKEDELTAJD2 (N78BS), Camillus, NY, Minor damage. Carburetor icing in flight. Emergency landing at airport.

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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