59.6455° N, 151.4766° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HOMER (HOM), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 20, 1982 · 16:04 local
Place
Homer, AK
Airport
Homer
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PNSA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N62729
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,097 total68 in this make and model447 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.
Distracted by other traffic failed to check gear down. Landed gear up.
As the FAA filed it
DISTRACTED BY OTHER TRAFFIC FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP.