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) On January 8, 2009 at approximately 1255 local time, the pilot of N6696Y, a Beechcraft model BE-55, was landing at san Luis obispo airport (sbp). In a statement from the pilot, he was practicing the approach with a circle to land with a short final but was concentrating on maintaining an exact airspeed and controlling the touchdown point and forgot to put the gear down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 8, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1255 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF N6696Y, A BEECHCRAFT MODEL BE-55, WAS LANDING AT SAN LUIS OBISPO AIRPORT (SBP). IN A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT, HE WAS PRACTICING THE APPROACH WITH A CIRCLE TO LAND WITH A SHORT FINAL BUT WAS CONCENTRATING ON MAINTAINING AN EXACT AIRSPEED AND CONTROLLING THE TOUCHDOWN POINT AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.