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) On final approach to lgb the pilot noticed an excessive sink rate. The pilot initiated a go around but was unable to arrest sink rate. The aircraft MLG struck the runway with a degree of force which resulted in breaking off the left MLG assembly just below the trunnion. The left MLG assembly was hanging from the a/c, which was verified by the tower. After burning off and transferring fuel the pilot landed aircraft with the nose and right MLG extended. In addition to the left main landing gear beaking off, the a/c sustained minor damage to the left aileron and flap, scapes to the lower left side of the fuselage aft of the left wing, and scrapes to the left horizontal stabilizer tip.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FINAL APPROACH TO LGB THE PILOT NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND BUT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST SINK RATE. THE AIRCRAFT MLG STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH A DEGREE OF FORCE WHICH RESULTED IN BREAKING OFF THE LEFT MLG ASSEMBLY JUST BELOW THE TRUNNION. THE LEFT MLG ASSEMBLY WAS HANGING FROM THE A/C, WHICH WAS VERIFIED BY THE TOWER. AFTER BURNING OFF AND TRANSFERRING FUEL THE PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH THE NOSE AND RIGHT MLG EXTENDED. IN ADDITION TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BEAKING OFF, THE A/C SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AILERON AND FLAP, SCAPES TO THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AFT OF THE LEFT WING, AND SCRAPES TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP.
Other reports on N134RJ · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.