41.6324° N, 73.0482° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Waterbury Airport (N41), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 18, 1985 · 09:30 local
Place
Oxford, CT
Airport
Waterbury
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N80100
Reported as
Conaer LA4200
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total400 in this make and model80 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 was distracted while preparing to land. Forgot to extend the landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS DISTRACTED WHILE PREPARING TO LAND. FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.