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) The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he was unable to get the current weather on AWOS at fnl and when he finally was able to see the wind sock he entered a right downwind for runway 15. He said he was very busy looking for traffic and simply forgot to lower the landing gear. The aircraft suffered substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CURRENT WEATHER ON AWOS AT FNL AND WHEN HE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SEE THE WIND SOCK HE ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 15. HE SAID HE WAS VERY BUSY LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC AND SIMPLY FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.