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.
Narrative: while landing at Garden City Municipal Airport, the pilot became distracted looking for another aircraft reported to be in the traffic pattern and failed to perform the "before landing" checklist. The aircraft was subsequently landed "gear up" and suffered minor damage. The pilot was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE LANDING AT GARDEN CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED LOOKING FOR ANOTHER AIRCRAFT REPORTED TO BE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND FAILED TO PERFORM THE "BEFORE LANDING" CHECKLIST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED "GEAR UP" AND SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.
Other reports on N173ZG · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.