39.1448° N, 123.2123° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Ukiah, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 27, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Ukiah, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N373LP
Reported as
Beech 9555
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total2,000 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 forgot to extend the gear before touchdown. Circuit breaker had been pulled to silence warning horn.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BEEN PULLED TO SILENCE WARNING HORN.