# Incident 19890306018539I: Piper PA24, Atlanta, GA, March 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7670P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7670P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 95 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890306018539I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNAWARE OBJECT BLOCKED GEAR LEVER. CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED ON RETRACTION. LATER LANDED WITH GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N7670P (1)

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

- [Incident 20260321004239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260321004239I), Mar 21, 2026: Piper PA-24 (N7670P), Selinsgrove, PA, Minor damage. PIC indicated he entered the traffic pattern on a mid-field crosswind for a planned landing on rwy 35 at Penn Valley Airport (kseg). PIC in a written statement…

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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