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.
Incident airman stated that he was VFR inbound to non-towered airport, and communicating with another aircraft in the pattern, trying to establish a landing sequence. He extended his downwind to accomodate the other landing aircraft, and did not perform his pre-landing checklist. He failed to extend the landing gear and subsequently landed gear-up.
As the FAA filed it
INCIDENT AIRMAN STATED THAT HE WAS VFR INBOUND TO NON-TOWERED AIRPORT, AND COMMUNICATING WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN, TRYING TO ESTABLISH A LANDING SEQUENCE. HE EXTENDED HIS DOWNWIND TO ACCOMODATE THE OTHER LANDING AIRCRAFT, AND DID NOT PERFORM HIS PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST. HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED GEAR-UP.
Other reports on N6894N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.