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)Local flight: landing gear would not extend by normal, electrical means. Pilot attempted to lower gear by alternate, mechanical means without success. Fly-by at Wright Aaf confirmed that main gear were partially extended. Pilot declared emergency and landed on grass between runways. Some damage to propellor and gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)LOCAL FLIGHT: LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND BY NORMAL, ELECTRICAL MEANS. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER GEAR BY ALTERNATE, MECHANICAL MEANS WITHOUT SUCCESS. FLY-BY AT WRIGHT AAF CONFIRMED THAT MAIN GEAR WERE PARTIALLY EXTENDED. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAYS. SOME DAMAGE TO PROPELLOR AND GEAR.
Other reports on N5551P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.