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.
Pilot stated that he circled the field for over an hour burning fuel and trying to manually lower the gear. On touchdown the right main gear folded once weight on wheel. Damage to right wing and engine.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE CIRCLED THE FIELD FOR OVER AN HOUR BURNING FUEL AND TRYING TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR. ON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED ONCE WEIGHT ON WHEEL. DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING AND ENGINE.
Other reports on N421RM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.