33.4484° N, 112.0740° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 8, 1978 · 18:20 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Sky Harbor
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4668P
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total800 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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.
Failed to extend gear before landing, gear horn was out of adjustment.
As the FAA filed it
FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING, GEAR HORN WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.