39.4667° N, 87.4139° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 12, 1982 · 21:15 local
Place
Terre Haute, IN
Airport
Hulman Regional
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4044A
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total1,000 in this make and model250 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.
Za door opened on takeoff. Pilot aborted, landed straight ahead on runway but forgot to lower gear. Landed gear up.
As the FAA filed it
ZA DOOR OPENED ON TAKEOFF. PILOT ABORTED, LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON RUNWAY BUT FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP.