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: on November 11, 1997 at 14:52 CDT a pa 32R-301 inbound to bhm from ada, ok with the intended destination being atl. Had an electrical failure and had to manually lower the landing gear. After landing the left maingear folded. As of 2/9/98 still waiting to hear back from a/c owner.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 11, 1997 AT 14:52 CDT A PA 32R-301 INBOUND TO BHM FROM ADA, OK WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION BEING ATL. HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND HAD TO MANUALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. AFTER LANDING THE LEFT MAINGEAR FOLDED. AS OF 2/9/98 STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM A/C OWNER.
Other reports on N185DX · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.