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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA30 · Bowman, ND · August 16, 1985

Date
August 16, 1985 · 19:30 local
Place
Bowman, ND
Airport
Bowman
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7126Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85LTG09
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
647 total123 in this make and model86 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 assumed gear was down after selecting down. Landed gear up. Circuit breaker had popped.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ASSUMED GEAR WAS DOWN AFTER SELECTING DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP. CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.