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 stated that ? He was practicing approaches at the New Castle airport runway 23, had been distracted by other instruments in the airplane, and forgot to extend the landing gear?. Damage to the airplane was limited to the propeller, engine and belly skin. Engine damage occurred due to the sudden stoppage after propeller struck the runway.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT ? HE WAS PRACTICING APPROACHES AT THE NEW CASTLE AIRPORT RUNWAY 23, HAD BEEN DISTRACTED BY OTHER INSTRUMENTS IN THE AIRPLANE, AND FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR?. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE AND BELLY SKIN. ENGINE DAMAGE OCCURRED DUE TO THE SUDDEN STOPPAGE AFTER PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY.