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: while taxiing the pilot's right knee hit the gear switch, which partially hangs down below the instrument panel. The nose gear retracted. The "out" and "over" lock feature of the gear switch was worn. It is unknown why the airspeed activated safety switch did not prevent retraction. Incident only.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE TAXIING THE PILOT'S RIGHT KNEE HIT THE GEAR SWITCH, WHICH PARTIALLY HANGS DOWN BELOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. THE "OUT" AND "OVER" LOCK FEATURE OF THE GEAR SWITCH WAS WORN. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE AIRSPEED ACTIVATED SAFETY SWITCH DID NOT PREVENT RETRACTION. INCIDENT ONLY.
Other reports on N6010W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.