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.
The highly experienced pilot stated that he forgot to place the manually actuated mechanical landing gear in the down position on approach to landing prior to touching down on the paved runway, resulting in a smooth landing on the belly, causing only minor damage to the belly skins, antennas and propeller tips, and no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO PLACE THE MANUALLY ACTUATED MECHANICAL LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION ON APPROACH TO LANDING PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN ON THE PAVED RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A SMOOTH LANDING ON THE BELLY, CAUSING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKINS, ANTENNAS AND PROPELLER TIPS, AND NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N6725U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.