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.
Narrative: the pilot stated "on rollout the nosegear collapsed..." He further stated "we lowered the landing gear before the final approach fix and did get three green indication within the normal landing gear down time. Several visual light checks were done during the approach including a visual check in mirror." Lastly, the pilot stated "my student did not, to the best of my knowledge, lift the gear handle up." This office investigation was unable to find an airworthiness malfunction to cause the nosegear to collapse. However, we have no evidence the pilot caused the collapse. This investigation is closed, no further action taken.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED "ON ROLLOUT THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED..." HE FURTHER STATED "WE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE THE FINAL APPROACH FIX AND DID GET THREE GREEN INDICATION WITHIN THE NORMAL LANDING GEAR DOWN TIME. SEVERAL VISUAL LIGHT CHECKS WERE DONE DURING THE APPROACH INCLUDING A VISUAL CHECK IN MIRROR." LASTLY, THE PILOT STATED "MY STUDENT DID NOT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, LIFT THE GEAR HANDLE UP." THIS OFFICE INVESTIGATION WAS UNABLE TO FIND AN AIRWORTHINESS MALFUNCTION TO CAUSE THE NOSEGEAR TO COLLAPSE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE NO EVIDENCE THE PILOT CAUSED THE COLLAPSE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED, NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN.
Other reports on N4581T · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.