# Incident 19971101042079I: Piper PA30, Abilene, TX, November 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1997, 20:16 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7188Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7188Y) (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: 11,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971101042079I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION FOR LANDING; BUT THE GEAR DID NOT GO DOWN. HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY MANUAL SYSTEM; BUT IT TOO DID NOT WORK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BENT THE HANDLE ON THE MANUAL SYSTEM IN THE ATTEMPT. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS UP; MINOR DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AND PROPS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED, THE LANDING GEAR FELL DOWN. THE GEAR WAS PHYSICALLY PULLED INTO THE LOCKED POSITION WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. NONE INVOLVED. PILOT BENT EXTENSION ROD WHILE USING SYSTEM.

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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