Gear up landing, when does the FAA get involved?

Bell206 said:
Depends. A number of states and municipalities have local laws permitting aircraft accident investigations and the federal rules note this. For example, Ohio has such laws. However, no other agency other than the NTSB are permitted to participate in any probable cause determinations.
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I was merely responding to the quote.
Bill said:
Why in the world would the police be involved in a gear up? Some stole the landing gear? Or maybe the landing gear switch?
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And pointing out that theft from / vandalism of a FAA registered aircraft is a federal crime.
 
Rene said:
I was merely responding to the quote.

And pointing out that theft from / vandalism of a FAA registered aircraft is a federal crime.
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But that doesn’t mean that state and local laws against theft don’t apply. Federal law enforcement agencies like the FBI are not first responders.
 
RyanShort1 said:
The issue is general ignorance in the LEO community, but in fairness, it isn't their area of specialization.
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Ignorance of the rules is no excuse, that's what the cops would tell you if the shoe was on the other foot. LEO - one of the few cases where you can talk out of both sides of your mouth and still look like the hero
 
Larry Korona said:
Ignorance of the rules is no excuse, that's what the cops would tell you if the shoe was on the other foot. LEO - one of the few cases where you can talk out of both sides of your mouth and still look like the hero
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Yeah, but you are presuming that the FAA's rules are the only ones they care about. They aren't trying to keep you out of trouble.
 
Velocity173 said:
In mine, tower informed the usual suspects. I imagine they called LEO, FAA and NTSB because I gave a report to all three. Mine was considered an accident because the NTSB determined substantial damage because of the monocoque fuse.

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Isn't that the way you normally park those things?
 
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