42.4370° N, 71.5056° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Stow, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 17, 1988 · 14:00 local
Place
Stow, MA
Airport
Minute Man Airfield
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N918GS
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total25 in this make and model20 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.
Forgot to lower landing gear. Landed with the landing gear in the up position. Minor damage to the belly and prop.
As the FAA filed it
FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND PROP.