FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Bowling Green, KY · January 2, 1979
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Gear jammed during retraction. Pilot unable to extend nose gear. Nose gear idler bellcrank broken.
GEAR JAMMED DURING RETRACTION. PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR IDLER BELLCRANK BROKEN.