41.0120° N, 83.6686° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FINDLAY (FDY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 22, 1997 · 12:40 local
Place
Findlay, OH
Airport
Findlay
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6572P
Reported as
Beech A36
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total1,200 in this make and model15 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.
Gear activated but failed to lock down due gear motor failure. Unnoticed by pilot. Landed gear up.
As the FAA filed it
GEAR ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO LOCK DOWN DUE GEAR MOTOR FAILURE. UNNOTICED BY PILOT. LANDED GEAR UP.