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: aircraft was enroute from kiana, Alaska to kotzeboe, Alaska. After encountering turbulence the landing gear unsafe light came on. The pilot slowed the aircraft and selected gear down. The left main gear did not extend. Landing gear was retracted for landing at kotzeboe. Inspection revealed the forward hinge for the left inboard gear door was broken. After the gear door was removed the landing gear cycled normally..
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM KIANA, ALASKA TO KOTZEBOE, ALASKA. AFTER ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON. THE PILOT SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND SELECTED GEAR DOWN. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED FOR LANDING AT KOTZEBOE. INSPECTION REVEALED THE FORWARD HINGE FOR THE LEFT INBOARD GEAR DOOR WAS BROKEN. AFTER THE GEAR DOOR WAS REMOVED THE LANDING GEAR CYCLED NORMALLY..
Other reports on N3542H · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.