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.
(-23) The circuit breaker popped when the pilot selected gear up and did not allow the pilot to either retract or extend the gear. The lights were also rendered inop. The pilot tried to reset the breaker unsuccessfully. The fai tower confirmed that the gear was down but the pilot was unable to confirm that the nose gear was locked. The nose gear collapsed on landing. The a/c had been written up for the breaker popping 3 days earlier. The breaker was replaced at that time and the problem seemed to go away.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR UP AND DID NOT ALLOW THE PILOT TO EITHER RETRACT OR EXTEND THE GEAR. THE LIGHTS WERE ALSO RENDERED INOP. THE PILOT TRIED TO RESET THE BREAKER UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE FAI TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS LOCKED. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. THE A/C HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP FOR THE BREAKER POPPING 3 DAYS EARLIER. THE BREAKER WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY.
Other reports on N108NS · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.