34.4262° N, 119.8415° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 19, 1983 · 13:30 local
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Airport
Santa Barbara
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N63207
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,150 total240 in this make and model6 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.
Landed gear up during simulated engine out. Gear actuator hung up midway between neutral and down. Failed to notice
As the FAA filed it
LANDED GEAR UP DURING SIMULATED ENGINE OUT. GEAR ACTUATOR HUNG UP MIDWAY BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DOWN. FAILED TO NOTICE