# Incident 19970729024599I: Piper PA30, Fresno, CA, July 29, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1997, 22:03 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7766° N, 119.7188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL (FAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7766&lon=-119.7188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7668Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7668Y-1997-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 800 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970729024599I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE EXTEND LANDING GEAR AT AIRPORT, DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE. RUNWAY FOAMED. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N7668Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19861112056039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861112056039A), Nov 12, 1986: Piper PA30 (N7668Y), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. The pilot was unable to extend the gear and landed wheels up. The nose gear centering cam was found broken.

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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