40.4078° N, 75.2325° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ELEPHANT PATH (PS03), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 22, 2000 · 16:00 local
Place
Perkasie, PA
Airport
Elephant Path Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1YE
Reported as
Beech E55
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total3,000 in this make and model45 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.
(-23) Pilot departed wilmington, DE., to Elephant Path Airport (PS03), Perkasie, PA. While in flight, he pulled the gear warning circuit breaker. This was done because of a misaligned micro switch, as stated by the pilot. The pilot entered the downwind for landing and also stated he did not follow a pre-landing check list. He landed gear-up on the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED WILMINGTON, DE., TO ELEPHANT PATH AIRPORT (PS03), PERKASIE, PA. WHILE IN FLIGHT, HE PULLED THE GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER. THIS WAS DONE BECAUSE OF A MISALIGNED MICRO SWITCH, AS STATED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT ENTERED THE DOWNWIND FOR LANDING AND ALSO STATED HE DID NOT FOLLOW A PRE-LANDING CHECK LIST. HE LANDED GEAR-UP ON THE RUNWAY.