27.9767° N, 82.7587° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Clearwater Air Park (CLW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 30, 1997 · 09:45 local
Place
Clearwater, FL
Airport
Clearwater Air Park Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N53BD
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total10 in this make and model10 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.
Practice landings. On 3rd landing landed gear up. Unwise passengers on practice landings. Adds to distraction.
As the FAA filed it
PRACTICE LANDINGS. ON 3RD LANDING LANDED GEAR UP. UNWISE PASSENGERS ON PRACTICE LANDINGS. ADDS TO DISTRACTION.