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 was conducting a test flight. The digital checklist/audible warning system (ed 100), had not been programmed. Therefore, the gear warning system was not yet operational. During landing the pilot neglected to lower the gear. The aircraft contacted the runway gear up, causing minor damage to the left gear door, propeller and the right wing tip.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A TEST FLIGHT. THE DIGITAL CHECKLIST/AUDIBLE WARNING SYSTEM (ED 100), HAD NOT BEEN PROGRAMMED. THEREFORE, THE GEAR WARNING SYSTEM WAS NOT YET OPERATIONAL. DURING LANDING THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY GEAR UP, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT GEAR DOOR, PROPELLER AND THE RIGHT WING TIP.
Other reports on N97ME · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.