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)Maintenance test hop. Gear failed to retract after take off, curcuit breaker popped and would not reset. After discussion with mechanic/pax the pilot decided the gear had not moved during retract attempt and elected not to go through emergency gear procedures. After tower flyby he decided to land. Gear collapsed on landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)MAINTENANCE TEST HOP. GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKE OFF, CURCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MECHANIC/PAX THE PILOT DECIDED THE GEAR HAD NOT MOVED DURING RETRACT ATTEMPT AND ELECTED NOT TO GO THROUGH EMERGENCY GEAR PROCEDURES. AFTER TOWER FLYBY HE DECIDED TO LAND. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.
Other reports on N8038P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.