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 was conducting flight test duties and became distracted on approach to runway. Factors were a modified (abbreviated) approach pattern and possible conflicting traffic.
Operator is conducting internal investigation to develop procedures to preclude gear up incident. This is the second gear up incident involving this airplane.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT TEST DUTIES AND BECAME DISTRACTED ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE A MODIFIED (ABBREVIATED) APPROACH PATTERN AND POSSIBLE CONFLICTING TRAFFIC.
OPERATOR IS CONDUCTING INTERNAL INVESTIGATION TO DEVELOP PROCEDURES TO PRECLUDE GEAR UP INCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND GEAR UP INCIDENT INVOLVING THIS AIRPLANE.
Other reports on N151SC · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.