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)Student pilot and instructor both state that after normal approach and landing the nose gear collapsed upon touchdown. Both pilots state that the gear indicated down and locked prior to touchdown. A/c sustained minor damage to the nose cone. Both propellers were damaged, engines require teardown inspection. When placed on jacks gear operated normally. Cause of gear collapse not yet determined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR BOTH STATE THAT AFTER NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHDOWN. BOTH PILOTS STATE THAT THE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. A/C SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE CONE. BOTH PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED, ENGINES REQUIRE TEARDOWN INSPECTION. WHEN PLACED ON JACKS GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. CAUSE OF GEAR COLLAPSE NOT YET DETERMINED.
Other reports on N39794 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.