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 October 23, 2017 @ approximately 1317 CDT aircraft N53AM, a Piper PA-31T, serial number 31T-7920037 reported gear problem while inbound to Tyler, TX (tyr) airport. The pilot made several passes to have twr ATC look at the gear; they reported the left main appeared to be retracted. PIC declared an emergency and advised intention to land rwy 17. Aircraft touched down just beyond the intersection of twr b and came to a stop approximately 2000 feet left of the centerline. No smoke or flames were reported. There was one person on board; no injuries were reported and the aircraft sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 23, 2017 @ APPROXIMATELY 1317 CDT AIRCRAFT N53AM, A PIPER PA-31T, SERIAL NUMBER 31T-7920037 REPORTED GEAR PROBLEM WHILE INBOUND TO TYLER, TX (TYR) AIRPORT. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL PASSES TO HAVE TWR ATC LOOK AT THE GEAR; THEY REPORTED THE LEFT MAIN APPEARED TO BE RETRACTED. PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ADVISED INTENTION TO LAND RWY 17. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN JUST BEYOND THE INTERSECTION OF TWR B AND CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. NO SMOKE OR FLAMES WERE REPORTED. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD; NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.
Other reports on N53AM · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.