40.7293° N, 73.4134° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 10, 1981 · 12:15 local
Place
Farmingdale, NY
Airport
Republic
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5537X
Reported as
Cessna TU206G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23,000 total390 in this make and model160 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 lower gear for a runway landing with a float equipped aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR FOR A RUNWAY LANDING WITH A FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.