35.0352° N, 85.2036° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LOVELL FLD (CHA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 16, 1988 · 11:51 local
Place
Chattanooga, TN
Airport
Lovell Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7213H
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total200 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.
Forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Stated he was distracted by ATC traffic information.
As the FAA filed it
FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY ATC TRAFFIC INFORMATION.