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: Piper seminol, pa 44-150, landed at keywest airport and pilot reports landing gear folded up. Pilot (p. barry) flew past keywest nas tower for gear down observation. Was reported gear down. Gear indicated unsafe ind. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to ctr. Belly, props and left wingtip.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PIPER SEMINOL, PA 44-150, LANDED AT KEYWEST AIRPORT AND PILOT REPORTS LANDING GEAR FOLDED UP. PILOT (P. BARRY) FLEW PAST KEYWEST NAS TOWER FOR GEAR DOWN OBSERVATION. WAS REPORTED GEAR DOWN. GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE IND. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO CTR. BELLY, PROPS AND LEFT WINGTIP.
Other reports on N255ER · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.