27.8964° N, 81.8431° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartow, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 30, 1988 · 10:15 local
Place
Bartow, FL
Airport
Bartow Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N201CR
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,998 total3,300 in this make and model40 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 extend landing gear and landed gear up. Slid to stop. Advised tower of situation.
As the FAA filed it
FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP. SLID TO STOP. ADVISED TOWER OF SITUATION.