28.6225° N, 80.8354° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ARTHUR DUNN AIR PARK (X21), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 13, 1999 · 14:45 local
Place
Titusville, FL
Airport
Arthur Dunn Air Park Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1130W
Reported as
Yaklev YAK18A
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total100 in this make and model120 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.
The aircraft departed tix enroute to st. augustine, FL. The aircraft's canopy came open and the pilot elected to land at artur Dunn (X21). During tha approach an ultra lite crossed his final which created additional stress for the pilot, resulting in his failure to lower the gear.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TIX ENROUTE TO ST. AUGUSTINE, FL. THE AIRCRAFT'S CANOPY CAME OPEN AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT ARTUR DUNN (X21). DURING THA APPROACH AN ULTRA LITE CROSSED HIS FINAL WHICH CREATED ADDITIONAL STRESS FOR THE PILOT, RESULTING IN HIS FAILURE TO LOWER THE GEAR.