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) The pilot reported the approach was normal with the three green lights on. After a smooth touch down on the main wheels, the nose wheel touched and slowly retracted into the wheel well. The wooden propeller disintegrated when striking the asphalt runway. Then the left main gear slowly started to retract into the wheelwell. The left wing tip and the nose cowl scraped the runway as the aircraft slowed to a stop. No fire. All three occupants exited without injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL WITH THE THREE GREEN LIGHTS ON. AFTER A SMOOTH TOUCH DOWN ON THE MAIN WHEELS, THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED AND SLOWLY RETRACTED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE WOODEN PROPELLER DISINTEGRATED WHEN STRIKING THE ASPHALT RUNWAY. THEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SLOWLY STARTED TO RETRACT INTO THE WHEELWELL. THE LEFT WING TIP AND THE NOSE COWL SCRAPED THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO A STOP. NO FIRE. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS EXITED WITHOUT INJURIES.
Other reports on N114L · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.