28.0836° N, 80.6081° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 4, 1985 · 11:52 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1936Q
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total50 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days
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.
After receiving clearance to land, gear was lowered. Nose gear caught on landing gear door and did not extend.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE TO LAND, GEAR WAS LOWERED. NOSE GEAR CAUGHT ON LANDING GEAR DOOR AND DID NOT EXTEND.