# Accident 19850623044139A: Piper PA30, Manhattan, KS, June 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1985, 13:26 local time
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1901° N, 96.5902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1901&lon=-96.5902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7012Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7012Y) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 19 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850623044139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO CHECK POSITION OF GEAR AFTER PUTTING GEAR SWITCH DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP. GEAR MOTOR CB HAD TRIPPED.

## 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 MKC85LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA138), Jun 23, 1985: Piper PA-30 (N7012Y), Manhattan, KS, substantial damage

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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