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.
Crashed on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (.4)the pilot stated that after placing the landing gear handle in the down position, he observed 3 green, down and locked, indicator lights. He indicated that the touchdown on the gravel runway was normal, and that as he slowed the airplane, the airplane settled onto its nose. Metallurgical inspection revealed overstress fractures of the nose gear actuator upper attachment lug, and overstress fractures of the supporting sheet metal structure. No preexisting defects were noted. No reports were received of previous hard landings. An inspection of the drag link assembly was conducted 45 hours prior to the accident, and no discrepancies regarding the nose landing gear were noted at that time.
As the FAA filed it
CRASHED ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION, HE OBSERVED 3 GREEN, DOWN AND LOCKED, INDICATOR LIGHTS. HE INDICATED THAT THE TOUCHDOWN ON THE GRAVEL RUNWAY WAS NORMAL, AND THAT AS HE SLOWED THE AIRPLANE, THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ONTO ITS NOSE. METALLURGICAL INSPECTION REVEALED OVERSTRESS FRACTURES OF THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR UPPER ATTACHMENT LUG, AND OVERSTRESS FRACTURES OF THE SUPPORTING SHEET METAL STRUCTURE. NO PREEXISTING DEFECTS WERE NOTED. NO REPORTS WERE RECEIVED OF PREVIOUS HARD LANDINGS. AN INSPECTION OF THE DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY WAS CONDUCTED 45 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND NO DISCREPANCIES REGARDING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.