29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 30, 2003 · 16:19 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Sugar Land Municipal/Hull Field Arp
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N929W
Reported as
Mrchti S20522R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total300 in this make and model20 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 made a gear up landing on rwy 17 at sugarland regional airport (sgr). Pilot stated he was bringing the aircraft to this airport for radio work and was using a handheld radio to contact the tower and was distracted enough trying to contact and listen to the tower that he just forgot to lower the gear. Aircraft sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT MADE A GEAR UP LANDING ON RWY 17 AT SUGARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (SGR). PILOT STATED HE WAS BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO THIS AIRPORT FOR RADIO WORK AND WAS USING A HANDHELD RADIO TO CONTACT THE TOWER AND WAS DISTRACTED ENOUGH TRYING TO CONTACT AND LISTEN TO THE TOWER THAT HE JUST FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.