35.0927° N, 77.0718° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bern, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 7, 1981 · 08:30 local
Place
New Bern, NC
Airport
New Bern
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15UC
Reported as
Piper PA31325
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,214 total1,168 in this make and model136 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 retracted gear on missed approach. Failed to extend gear on landing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT RETRACTED GEAR ON MISSED APPROACH. FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR ON LANDING.