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.
Owner washed and waxed his aircraft and did not cover the static ports. He departed on a local flight and after he was airborne did not have any altimeter or airspeed indication. He pulled the alternate static source knob and the knob came off in his hand. He did not follow his landing check list and landed gear up.
As the FAA filed it
OWNER WASHED AND WAXED HIS AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT COVER THE STATIC PORTS. HE DEPARTED ON A LOCAL FLIGHT AND AFTER HE WAS AIRBORNE DID NOT HAVE ANY ALTIMETER OR AIRSPEED INDICATION. HE PULLED THE ALTERNATE STATIC SOURCE KNOB AND THE KNOB CAME OFF IN HIS HAND. HE DID NOT FOLLOW HIS LANDING CHECK LIST AND LANDED GEAR UP.
Other reports on N53170 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.