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Narrative: the pilot reported all electrical power was lost after the landing gear was retracted during departure. Aircraft sustained minor damage during landing. An inspection conducted after the incident revealed the starter solenoid failed. The failure caused a short to ground on the battery side. Maintenance recommended a current limiter be installed on the battery feed to solenoid.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT REPORTED ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS LOST AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED DURING DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING LANDING. AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED AFTER THE INCIDENT REVEALED THE STARTER SOLENOID FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED A SHORT TO GROUND ON THE BATTERY SIDE. MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDED A CURRENT LIMITER BE INSTALLED ON THE BATTERY FEED TO SOLENOID.
Other reports on N4451X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.