47.1118° N, 88.5672° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houghton, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 11, 1981 · 15:45 local
Place
Houghton, MI
Airport
Memorial
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
608IT
Reported as
Smith 601PSMITH
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total50 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 failed to extend landing gear on landing, minor damage to propeller and belly aborted and completed go-around
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR ON LANDING, MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND BELLY ABORTED AND COMPLETED GO-AROUND