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.
On downwind, the gear was extended, then retracted due to another aircraft sitting on the runway. The pilot stated he was planning to go around and enter downwind again when the aircraft on the runway departed, allowing him to continue in his landing, but he forgot that he had retracted the gear and landed gear up.
As the FAA filed it
ON DOWNWIND, THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED, THEN RETRACTED DUE TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT SITTING ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PLANNING TO GO AROUND AND ENTER DOWNWIND AGAIN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY DEPARTED, ALLOWING HIM TO CONTINUE IN HIS LANDING, BUT HE FORGOT THAT HE HAD RETRACTED THE GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP.
Other reports on N6172P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.