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) According to personnel of Dutchess County tower, N1204L was in the pattern making approaches to runway 24. On the second attempt, the local controller attempted several times to advise N1204L that the landing gear appeared to be retracted. No response from N1204L was received. When N1204L was on short final, the controller saw what he believed to be the landing gear extending. The gear apparently was not fully extended, and the aircraft slid on its belly before coming to rest approximately one third of the way down the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO PERSONNEL OF DUTCHESS COUNTY TOWER, N1204L WAS IN THE PATTERN MAKING APPROACHES TO RUNWAY 24. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE LOCAL CONTROLLER ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO ADVISE N1204L THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE RETRACTED. NO RESPONSE FROM N1204L WAS RECEIVED. WHEN N1204L WAS ON SHORT FINAL, THE CONTROLLER SAW WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDING. THE GEAR APPARENTLY WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY BEFORE COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY.
Other reports on N1204L · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.