32.9445° N, 103.3492° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lovington, NM, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 14, 1990 · 17:00 local
Place
Lovington, NM
Airport
Lea County Lovington Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N888PT
Reported as
Piper PA31T2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,900 total200 in this make and model45 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.
Pilot inadvertently failed to extend landing gear. Landed gear up.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP.