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 and instructor were flying VOR a approach to Hillsboro. Gear was lowered and confirmed by the pilot and CFI separately, at the initial approach fix. Gear was again separately confirmed down by both the pilot and CFI on base and again on final. Tower could not see as it was night. Aircraft landed gear up.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE FLYING VOR A APPROACH TO HILLSBORO. GEAR WAS LOWERED AND CONFIRMED BY THE PILOT AND CFI SEPARATELY, AT THE INITIAL APPROACH FIX. GEAR WAS AGAIN SEPARATELY CONFIRMED DOWN BY BOTH THE PILOT AND CFI ON BASE AND AGAIN ON FINAL. TOWER COULD NOT SEE AS IT WAS NIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP.
Other reports on N2163N · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.