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Narrative: front cockpit door was not latched, and opened during climb: the gear had already been retracted. Pilot returned to Marksville airport. The pilot did not follow the before landing checklist, and landed with the gear in the up position. Inspection of the door latch showed no defects. There was no prior maintenance on the door locking mechanism. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: FRONT COCKPIT DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED, AND OPENED DURING CLIMB: THE GEAR HAD ALREADY BEEN RETRACTED. PILOT RETURNED TO MARKSVILLE AIRPORT. THE PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST, AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. INSPECTION OF THE DOOR LATCH SHOWED NO DEFECTS. THERE WAS NO PRIOR MAINTENANCE ON THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
Other reports on N8585M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.