27.8964° N, 81.8431° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartow, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 20, 1982 · 17:50 local
Place
Bartow, FL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4788G
Reported as
Cessna 414
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,610 total105 in this make and model35 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 landed with gear up. Control tower closed early. Became distracted trying to call tower.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED WITH GEAR UP. CONTROL TOWER CLOSED EARLY. BECAME DISTRACTED TRYING TO CALL TOWER.