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 Friday, nov 3, 2017 pilot was performing a test flight after two cylinders were replaced during annual inspection. The plan was to perform three stop and goes. On the third and final stop and go the pilot failed to extend the landing gear thinking it was already down and was distracted by paying close attention to aircraft performance and landed gear up on the first 1/3 of the runway. The pilot realized what was occurring and steered the aircraft to the grass to reduce damage to aircraft, runway. The plane came to a stop and the pilot ensured that the engine and fuel was shutoff and immediately notified maintenance of what occurred.
As the FAA filed it
ON FRIDAY, NOV 3, 2017 PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TEST FLIGHT AFTER TWO CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE PLAN WAS TO PERFORM THREE STOP AND GOES. ON THE THIRD AND FINAL STOP AND GO THE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR THINKING IT WAS ALREADY DOWN AND WAS DISTRACTED BY PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND LANDED GEAR UP ON THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REALIZED WHAT WAS OCCURRING AND STEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GRASS TO REDUCE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, RUNWAY. THE PLANE CAME TO A STOP AND THE PILOT ENSURED THAT THE ENGINE AND FUEL WAS SHUTOFF AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE OF WHAT OCCURRED.
Other reports on N6159P · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.