31.4638° N, 100.4370° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Angelo, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 7, 1978 · 19:21 local
Place
San Angelo, TX
Airport
Mathis
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N63779
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total29 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.
Pilot failed to extend landing gear before touchdown during practice VOR approach. Gear position indicating sys ok.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN DURING PRACTICE VOR APPROACH. GEAR POSITION INDICATING SYS OK.