What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot made gear up landing. Gear handle partially down.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MADE GEAR UP LANDING. GEAR HANDLE PARTIALLY DOWN.
FAA incident report · Piper PA23250 · State College, PA · August 4, 1978
- Date
- August 4, 1978 · 12:00 local
- Place
- State College, PA
- Airport
- University Park
- Phase of flight
- Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules
- General operating rules (Part 91)
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N63974
- Reported as
- Piper PA23250
- Fatal injuries
- 0
- Pilot’s flight hours
- 4,400 total250 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.