# Incident 19880506043019I: Piper PA30, Dallas, TX, May 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1988, 07:25 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas Love Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GPFA
- Location: 32.8459° N, 96.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS LOVE FLD (DAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8459&lon=-96.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7421Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7421Y) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 265 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880506043019I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. SELECTED GEAR DOWN BUT FAILED TO NOTE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND THE GEAR REMAINED UP.

## Other reports on N7421Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19840703043109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840703043109I), Jul 3, 1984: Piper PA30 (N7421Y), Shreveport, LA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on touchdown. Landing gear mechanism bent. Indicates gear was in transit to down position.

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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