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 departed 5AZ3 and had the entry door pop open, he focused on his passenger and closing the door securely and failed to do his landing checklist, thus not extending the gear to land resulting in a belly landing with very minor damage to the belly of the aircraft. No injuries or damage to aircraft property.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED 5AZ3 AND HAD THE ENTRY DOOR POP OPEN, HE FOCUSED ON HIS PASSENGER AND CLOSING THE DOOR SECURELY AND FAILED TO DO HIS LANDING CHECKLIST, THUS NOT EXTENDING THE GEAR TO LAND RESULTING IN A BELLY LANDING WITH VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT PROPERTY.
Other reports on N404SW · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.