29.6458° N, 95.2772° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WILLIAM P HOBBY (HOU), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 5, 1981 · 18:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
William P Hobby
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21PS
Reported as
Piper 601SMITH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total1,350 in this make and model25 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.
Inaverdently placed gear lever in the up position on landing roll in place of raising flaps.
As the FAA filed it
INAVERDENTLY PLACED GEAR LEVER IN THE UP POSITION ON LANDING ROLL IN PLACE OF RAISING FLAPS.