# Incident 19980326004279I: Piper PA30, Clifton, TX, March 26, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1998, 11:15 local time
- Place: Clifton, TX
- Airport: Clifton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7826° N, 97.5843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clifton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7826&lon=-97.5843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7732Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7732Y) (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: 1,500 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980326004279I

## Narrative

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

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 19941016034979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941016034979I), Oct 16, 1994: Piper PA30 (N7732Y), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Three pilots onboard and no one ascertainedgear was still up after prop strikes and go around. No gear defects foun
- [Incident 19890820062479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890820062479I), Aug 20, 1989: Piper PA30 (N7732Y), Belvidere, IL, Minor damage. Nose then main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Propeller hit runway.
- [Accident 19790705020159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705020159A), Jul 5, 1979: Piper PA30 (N7732Y), Teterboro, NJ, Substantial damage. Acft not aligned with rwy at touchdown. Ran off side of rwy,hit ditch. Gusty wind, unskilled pilot.

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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