# Incident 20031112032519I: Piper PA30, Clifton, TX, November 12, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clifton, TX
- Airport: Clifton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N7672Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7672Y) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031112032519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 12, 2003 AT 1600 LOCAL CENTRAL STANDARD TIME A PIPER PA-30-30, N7672Y OWNED AND OPERATED BY TRACY LIGON. WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT GET THE LANDING GEAR UP SAFE LIGHT AND ABOUT THE SAME TIME HAD THE ELECTRICAL POWER FAIL. THE PILOT USED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND STATED HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE GEAR DOWN SAFE LIGHTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR COLLAPSED THIS WAS A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 456761491, THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CLIFTON, TEXAS ON NOVEMBER 12, 2003 AT 1545.

## Other reports on N7672Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19790726021369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726021369I), Jul 26, 1979: Piper PA30 (N7672Y), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff, landed gear up after engine quit. Found dirt in fuel.
- [Accident 19780310004999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310004999A), Mar 10, 1978: Piper PA30 (N7672Y), Tekoa, WA, Substantial damage

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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