19980326004279I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Clifton, TX · March 26, 1998

Date: March 26, 1998 · 11:15 local
Place: Clifton, TX
Airport: Clifton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7732Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total1,700 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N7732YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-821 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable entend landing gear. Landed gear up. Axle nut on nose gear came loose. Jammed nose gear in up position.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE ENTEND LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. AXLE NUT ON NOSE GEAR CAME LOOSE. JAMMED NOSE GEAR IN UP POSITION.

Other reports on N7732Y · 3

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

Incident 19941016034979ILevel Off Touchdown · Dallas, TXThree pilots onboard and no one ascertainedgear was still up after prop strikes and go around. No gear defects founOct 16, 1994 · Minor damage Incident 19890820062479IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Belvidere, ILNose then main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Propeller hit runway.Aug 20, 1989 · Minor damage Accident 19790705020159ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Teterboro, NJAcft not aligned with rwy at touchdown. Ran off side of rwy,hit ditch. Gusty wind, unskilled pilot.Jul 5, 1979 · Substantial damage