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 arrival from khrl in preparation for landing at kdal PIC extended gear. Pilot stated that he heard a loud bang underneath the aircraft. Upon let down gear warning horn sounded and pilot executed a go-around. Tower checked gear on low approach and confirmed nose gear not down. Pilot climbed to 3K ft., northeast bound and extended gear manually. Tower confirmed nose gear still not extended on fly-by. Pilot went around again and requested landed on runway 13L. Pilot landed with nose gear up, mains down and locked. Pilot stated that a nose gear indicating light showing gear down and locked was never observed. Aircraft sustained damage to both propellers and bottom of fuselage nose section.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON ARRIVAL FROM KHRL IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING AT KDAL PIC EXTENDED GEAR. PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG UNDERNEATH THE AIRCRAFT. UPON LET DOWN GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. TOWER CHECKED GEAR ON LOW APPROACH AND CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR NOT DOWN. PILOT CLIMBED TO 3K FT., NORTHEAST BOUND AND EXTENDED GEAR MANUALLY. TOWER CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR STILL NOT EXTENDED ON FLY-BY. PILOT WENT AROUND AGAIN AND REQUESTED LANDED ON RUNWAY 13L. PILOT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR UP, MAINS DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT STATED THAT A NOSE GEAR INDICATING LIGHT SHOWING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED WAS NEVER OBSERVED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS AND BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION.
Other reports on N7KF · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.