# Accident 20001216024679A: Aerovd L39C, Hilton Island, SC, December 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2000, 14:50 local time
- Place: Hilton Island, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2245° N, 80.6974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HILTON HEAD (HXD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2245&lon=-80.6974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139CG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROVD L39C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001216024679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE A/C LANDED GEAR-UP ON RUNWAY 21 AT THE HILTON HEAD AIRPORT, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC, (HXD), AND SKIDDED TO A STOP APPROX. 3000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA01LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA044), Dec 16, 2000: Aero Vodochody Aero. Works L-39C (N139CG), Hilton Head Isl, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision and failure to follow the prelanding checklist, resulting in the landing gear not being lowered in sufficient time to be verified down and locked,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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