40.7608° N, 111.8910° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 15, 1980 · 19:05 local
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7247L
Reported as
Piper PA31
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,532 total2,105 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 opted for gear up landing after tower fly-by. Tower advised nose and left gear down, right gear up.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OPTED FOR GEAR UP LANDING AFTER TOWER FLY-BY. TOWER ADVISED NOSE AND LEFT GEAR DOWN, RIGHT GEAR UP.