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: nose gear did not retract after takeoff. Torque link had disconnected when pin was lost, and nose gear (lower portion) rotated 90 degrees. Aircraft returned to lex and landed. Pilot shutdown engines and feathered props before nose gear touchdown. After touchdown, at a speed of a brisk walk, steering control was lost and aircraft yawed 120 degrees left. Aircraft did not depart the runway. No damage.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. TORQUE LINK HAD DISCONNECTED WHEN PIN WAS LOST, AND NOSE GEAR (LOWER PORTION) ROTATED 90 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LEX AND LANDED. PILOT SHUTDOWN ENGINES AND FEATHERED PROPS BEFORE NOSE GEAR TOUCHDOWN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AT A SPEED OF A BRISK WALK, STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST AND AIRCRAFT YAWED 120 DEGREES LEFT. AIRCRAFT DID NOT DEPART THE RUNWAY. NO DAMAGE.
Other reports on N61384 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.