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)A/c took off pbi to bct. Aircraft had prior damage due to a ground incident Boca aviation, a repair station and employer of pilot callander, performed mainteance, but did not follow acceptable procedures for approving the aircraft for service prior to flight. No ferry permit was obtained. The nose landing gear linkages were previously damaged, for which Boca was hired to repair, which they did not prior to flight. On landing at bct aircraft NLG collapsed causing minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)A/C TOOK OFF PBI TO BCT. AIRCRAFT HAD PRIOR DAMAGE DUE TO A GROUND INCIDENT BOCA AVIATION, A REPAIR STATION AND EMPLOYER OF PILOT CALLANDER, PERFORMED MAINTEANCE, BUT DID NOT FOLLOW ACCEPTABLE PROCEDURES FOR APPROVING THE AIRCRAFT FOR SERVICE PRIOR TO FLIGHT. NO FERRY PERMIT WAS OBTAINED. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LINKAGES WERE PREVIOUSLY DAMAGED, FOR WHICH BOCA WAS HIRED TO REPAIR, WHICH THEY DID NOT PRIOR TO FLIGHT. ON LANDING AT BCT AIRCRAFT NLG COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.
Other reports on N16LL · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.