# Incident 19960807027349I: Piper PA30, Lake Placid, FL, August 7, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1996, 14:45 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3026° N, 81.3715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Placid, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3026&lon=-81.3715&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8301Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8301Y-2008-02-21) (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: 16,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960807027349I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DEPARTED ZEPHARHILLS AT 1:45 P.M. MADE APPROACH TO LAKE PLACID, FL DID 360 DEGREES OVER FIELD , PUT GEAR SELECTOR IN DOWN POSITION BUT FAILED TO CHECK LIGHTS AND DID NOT NOTICE POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERS. GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY DOWN DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N8301Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19871224078969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871224078969I), Dec 24, 1987: Piper PA30 (N8301Y), Roanoke, VA, Minor damage. Electrical power loss. Mags not on. Tower checked gear was up. Landed gear up. Emergency extension operated normal.
- [Accident 19830427016509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830427016509A), Apr 27, 1983: Piper PA30 (N8301Y), Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Multiengine student pilot pulled gear up during landing roll.

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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