35.7332° N, 81.3412° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 5, 1984 · 17:00 local
Place
Hickory, NC
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N400PB
Reported as
Piper PA31T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,850 total96 in this make and model87 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.
Failed to lower gear prior to landing flare. Propeller strikes, missed approach, another ILS approach, safe landing
As the FAA filed it
FAILED TO LOWER GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING FLARE. PROPELLER STRIKES, MISSED APPROACH, ANOTHER ILS APPROACH, SAFE LANDING