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: history of flight: on January 31, 1996, at 10:30 am, Beechcraft, N118GB was being operated by a commercial pilot in an attempt to depart Little Rock, AR. During the initial take off roll the nose landing gear retracted causing the aircraft to nosedown. The lone pilot was not injured. VFR conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. Aircraft damage: damage to the aircraft consist of the propeller blades being bent, the engine suffering sudden stoppage & minor damage to the nose gear fairings. Test and research: investigation of the aircraft revealed the landing gear selector was in the retract position prior to lift off. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON JANUARY 31, 1996, AT 10:30 AM, BEECHCRAFT, N118GB WAS BEING OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEPART LITTLE ROCK, AR. DURING THE INITIAL TAKE OFF ROLL THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSEDOWN. THE LONE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSIST OF THE PROPELLER BLADES BEING BENT, THE ENGINE SUFFERING SUDDEN STOPPAGE & MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR FAIRINGS. TEST AND RESEARCH: INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE RETRACT POSITION PRIOR TO LIFT OFF. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
Other reports on N118GB · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.