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.
(-5)Pilot had been instructed by maintenance to close nose gear doors prior to take off by moving gear handle to down position after engine was started. He taxied to runway, performed run-up, then complied with instructions. The nose gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)PILOT HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED BY MAINTENANCE TO CLOSE NOSE GEAR DOORS PRIOR TO TAKE OFF BY MOVING GEAR HANDLE TO DOWN POSITION AFTER ENGINE WAS STARTED. HE TAXIED TO RUNWAY, PERFORMED RUN-UP, THEN COMPLIED WITH INSTRUCTIONS. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
Other reports on N9746X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.