40.7293° N, 73.4134° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 15, 1985 · 16:15 local
Place
Farmingdale, NY
Airport
Republic
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9434R
Reported as
Cessna TU206G
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total2,000 in this make and model50 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.
Preoccupied pilot failed to activate gear for hard surface landing of amphibian.
As the FAA filed it
PREOCCUPIED PILOT FAILED TO ACTIVATE GEAR FOR HARD SURFACE LANDING OF AMPHIBIAN.