42.2711° N, 89.0940° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 17, 1993 · 14:30 local
Place
Rockford, IL
Airport
Cotton Wood Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9387N
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total30 in this make and model30 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 stated he forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP.