27.9794° N, 82.7713° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 13, 1979 · 10:50 local
Place
Clearwater, FL
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CGPTP
Reported as
Piper PA31T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,050 total2,020 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.
Landed safely with gear horn and unsafe light. During taxi, pilot moved the selector switch to stop horn, retracted
As the FAA filed it
LANDED SAFELY WITH GEAR HORN AND UNSAFE LIGHT. DURING TAXI, PILOT MOVED THE SELECTOR SWITCH TO STOP HORN, RETRACTED