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: after landing at clt on 09/23/97 N9044V at 0205 the nose gear collapsed. Both RH and LH props bent back. Both RH and LH nose gear door leading edges scraped down. Antenna RH side of aircraft broken off. LH side pitot tube scraped down. Nose radome faring scraped down to honeycomb. After inspection it appears that the retract control rod (rod end/rod end bearing) for the nose gear failed. Mrd required. Per pmi mrr sent.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AFTER LANDING AT CLT ON 09/23/97 N9044V AT 0205 THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. BOTH RH AND LH PROPS BENT BACK. BOTH RH AND LH NOSE GEAR DOOR LEADING EDGES SCRAPED DOWN. ANTENNA RH SIDE OF AIRCRAFT BROKEN OFF. LH SIDE PITOT TUBE SCRAPED DOWN. NOSE RADOME FARING SCRAPED DOWN TO HONEYCOMB. AFTER INSPECTION IT APPEARS THAT THE RETRACT CONTROL ROD (ROD END/ROD END BEARING) FOR THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. MRD REQUIRED. PER PMI MRR SENT.
Other reports on N9044V · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.