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) After takeoff, pilot established a positive rate of climb and raised the gear. The engine suddenly lost power. The pilot decided that with the runway still below, setting down immediately, even with the gear up, was the safest course. The pilot landed the aircraft with only minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT ESTABLISHED A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB AND RAISED THE GEAR. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE PILOT DECIDED THAT WITH THE RUNWAY STILL BELOW, SETTING DOWN IMMEDIATELY, EVEN WITH THE GEAR UP, WAS THE SAFEST COURSE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.
Other reports on N5621P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.