# Incident 19811201083719I: Piper PA30, Bedford, MA, December 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1981, 16:28 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Hanscom
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8078Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8078Y-2013-05-13) (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: 925 total, 285 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811201083719I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N8078Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20070622016049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070622016049A), Jun 22, 2007: Piper PA30 (N8078Y), Highgate, VT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot in command departed the south albany new york airport (4BO) at approximately 09:10 am on June 22, 2007, enroute to the Franklin County State…
- [Incident 19780831038379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831038379I), Aug 31, 1978: Piper PA30 (N8078Y), Great Barringto, MA. Pilot did not hold as instructed, but shot an approach without clearance from ATC.

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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