# Incident 19800909089669I: Piper PA30, Vandenberg, CA, September 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1980, 13:05 local time
- Place: Vandenberg, CA
- Airport: Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N33SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33SS) (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: 1,300 total, 15 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/19800909089669I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXTENDED THE GEAR, BUT FAILED TO CHECK FOR SAFE INDICATION. THE CB HAD POPPED BEFORE FULL EXTENSION.

## Other reports on N33SS (1)

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

- [Incident 19790925049999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790925049999I), Sep 25, 1979: Piper PA30 (N33SS), Lompoc, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced, then gear collapsed. Pilot may have retracted the gear in attempt to go around.

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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