# NTSB IAD78IA002: Piper PA-30, N7020Y, Selmer, TN, October 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1978
- Place: Selmer, TN · SELMER, TN
- Location: 35.1706° N, 88.5951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selmer, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1706&lon=-88.5951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78IA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0014   78/10/4   SELMER,TN           PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N7020Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44, 5800 TOTAL HOURS, 100
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCNAIRY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MEMPHIS,TN                  LOCAL                        SELMER,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- GROUNDING WIRE FOR LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN FOUND DISCONNECTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7020Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7020Y), registered now, S/N 30-21, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Mcnairy County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19781004031129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781004031129I), Oct 4, 1978: Piper PA30, Selmer, TN, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the landing gear before touchdown. Gear warning horn was inoperative.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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