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Event ATL83LA369
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ABOUT 5 MI OUT, TOWER APPROVED A STRAIGHT-IN FOR RWY 1. AFTER THE PLT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, THE TOWER THEN SUGGESTED RWY 6. THE PLT RETRACTED THE GEAR & BEGAN TO SET UP FOR RWY 6. HOWEVER, SINCE ANOTHER ACFT WAS BEGINNING TO SET UP FOR RWY 19, THE PLT DECIDED TO LAND ON RWY 1. THE PLT STATED HE SIMPLY FORGOT TO RELOWER THE LANDING GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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