32.4807° N, 80.9804° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgeland, SC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 29, 2015 · 08:15 local
Place
Ridgeland, SC
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N34LF
Reported as
Beech T-34A
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,900 total1,250 in this make and model20 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.
PIC landed his aircraft with the landing gear retracted. He admitted that he did not put the gear down where he normally does and forgot.
As the FAA filed it
PIC LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. HE ADMITTED THAT HE DID NOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN WHERE HE NORMALLY DOES AND FORGOT.