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Date
October 30, 2009 · 12:05 local
Place
Slidell, LA
Airport
Slidell
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N30927
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total400 in this make and model4 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.
Pilot departed sildell airport at 1205 and started climb, five minutes into flight lost airspeed indication. Pilot decided to abort flight and return to the Slidell Airport. Pilot landed aircraft with gear up. Pilot stated he forgot to lower gear handle before landing. Aircraft sustained minor damage to airframe.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED SILDELL AIRPORT AT 1205 AND STARTED CLIMB, FIVE MINUTES INTO FLIGHT LOST AIRSPEED INDICATION. PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT FLIGHT AND RETURN TO THE SLIDELL AIRPORT. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH GEAR UP. PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR HANDLE BEFORE LANDING. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME.