- Date
- July 29, 1974
- Place
- Asheville, NC · ASHEVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7910YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740729023779A
- Case key
- 134382
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2497 74/7/29 ASHEVILLE,NC PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4300 TIME - 1120 N7910Y PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC ASHEVILLE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- 2ND LDG APCH,PLT ENGAGED IN CONVERSATION WITH PAX AFTR CLNC TO LND.GR WARN HORN INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7910Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Asheville Muni
N7910YRegistration cancelled Dec 13, 2022 · Piper PA-30Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.