# Incident 19960123002849I: Piper PA30, Gardner, MA, January 23, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gardner, MA
- Airport: Gardner Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5499° N, 72.0160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARDNER MUNI (GDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5499&lon=-72.0160&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7283Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7283Y-2013-08-20) (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: 2,700 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960123002849I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER MAKING TWO SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS TO FULL STOP, ON THE THIRD LANDING NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE GEAR, AND MADE A GEAR UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLERS AND UNDER SKIN. PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7283Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19741113037569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741113037569A), Nov 13, 1974: Piper PA30 (N7283Y), Worcester, MA, Substantial damage. Rwy closed NOTAM issued. Struck partially filled in ditch with l gr and prop.

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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