# Incident 19910805039609I: Piper PA30, Williamsport, PA, August 5, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1991, 20:24 local time
- Place: Williamsport, PA
- Airport: Williamsport-Lycoming County
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2400° N, 77.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsport, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2400&lon=-77.0356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7689Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7689Y) (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: 9,000 total, 7,250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910805039609I

## Narrative

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

NO GEAR DOWN LIGHT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT. USED EMERGENCY SYSTEM. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N7689Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19821106057209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821106057209A), Nov 6, 1982: Piper PA30 (N7689Y), Nantucket, MA, Substantial damage. Pilot leveled off too high and stalled aircraft during landing causing 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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