# Accident 19930102000139A: Piper PA30, Crossville, TN, January 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Crossville, TN
- Airport: Crossville Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9518° N, 85.0671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9518&lon=-85.0671&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7712Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7712Y-2012-07-19) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930102000139A

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UPL. REPORTED ELECTRIC FAILURE, NONE FOUND. GEAR CAN BE EXTENDED MANUALLY.

## 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 ATL93LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA049), Jan 2, 1993: Piper PA-30 (N7712Y), Crossville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW CHECKLIST PROCEDURES IN THAT HE DID NOT UTILIZE THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION METHOD WHEN ELECTRICAL POWER WAS LOST. A FACTOR WAS HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST WHEN…

## Other reports on N7712Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19820702028529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702028529A), Jul 2, 1982: Piper PA30 (N7712Y), Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed during landing roll.
- [Incident 19811126081669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126081669I), Nov 26, 1981: Piper PA30 (N7712Y), Gainesville, GA, Minor damage. Claimed distraction by other aircraft. Failed to complete landing check list. Landed gear up. Horn inoperative.

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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