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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Namer T28* · Abilene, TX · May 20, 1988

Date: May 20, 1988 · 11:00 local
Place: Abilene, TX
Airport: Abilene Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9868A
Reported as: Namer T28*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total200 in this make and model

N9868ARegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2020 · North American T-28DS/N 51-3513 · Built 1951 Airframe modelNorth American T-28D Engine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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.

Unable to extend gear. Landed gear up. Unknown witness said screwdriver fell from gear area. No evidence. Gear ok.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. UNKNOWN WITNESS SAID SCREWDRIVER FELL FROM GEAR AREA. NO EVIDENCE. GEAR OK.