# Incident 19960821029029I: Piper PA30, Battle Mountain, NV, August 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Battle Mountain, NV
- Airport: Lander County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6284° N, 116.9486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Mountain, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6284&lon=-116.9486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7648Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7648Y) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 65 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960821029029I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: RETURNED TO BAM AFTER LOCAL FLIGHT. SELECTED GEAR DOWN TO SLOW AIRCRAFT TO FLAP SPEED. FLAPS OPERATED NORMAL. GEAR APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMAL. LANDED AIRCRAFT. PILOT FELT WHEELS TOUCH RUNWAY, THEN AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO GROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO ENGINE AND PROPELLERS. NO INJURIES. NO POST CRASH FIRE. LANDING GEAR SYSTEM BEING INSPECTED FOR MALFUNCTION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7648Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19740209004389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740209004389A), Feb 9, 1974: Piper PA30 (N7648Y), Elko, NV, Substantial damage. Landing gear extension cables stretched

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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