37.2645° N, 107.8741° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 29, 2015 · 12:24 local
Place
Durango, CO
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N346RG
Reported as
Subsonix JET
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,543 total2 in this make and model30 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.
Pilot was doing second test flight of his newly built aircraft. He made a smooth approach and forgot to put his landing gear down. Aircraft sustained minimal damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS DOING SECOND TEST FLIGHT OF HIS NEWLY BUILT AIRCRAFT. HE MADE A SMOOTH APPROACH AND FORGOT TO PUT HIS LANDING GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE.