34.7234° N, 76.6492° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 2, 1988 · 11:07 local
Place
Beaufort, NC
Airport
Beaufort Morehead City Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6195P
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,653 total1,038 in this make and model13 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 gear when distracted by warning of traffic in area. Landed with gear up.
As the FAA filed it
FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR WHEN DISTRACTED BY WARNING OF TRAFFIC IN AREA. LANDED WITH GEAR UP.