19871017073089I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Ft Lauderdale, FL · October 17, 1987

Date
October 17, 1987 · 20:19 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8473S
Reported as
Piper PA34220T
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total600 in this make and model25 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 claimed he selected gear down on a quick final. Failed to verify green lights. Landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CLAIMED HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN ON A QUICK FINAL. FAILED TO VERIFY GREEN LIGHTS. LANDED GEAR UP.