35.8070° N, 96.4211° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at JONES MEML (3F7), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 22, 1987 · 22:55 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Airport
Jones
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3027W
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360FB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
123 total1 in this make and model60 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.
Inexperienced pilot did not know how to handle landing gear system. Landed gear up. Had auto override on.
As the FAA filed it
INEXPERIENCED PILOT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. LANDED GEAR UP. HAD AUTO OVERRIDE ON.