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) Pilot could not extend nose gear of aircraft for landing. After completing emergency procedures to extend nose gear, pilot elected to land aircraft with only main gears extended. Minor damage to aircraft. No injuries. Only the pilot was on board aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT COULD NOT EXTEND NOSE GEAR OF AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. AFTER COMPLETING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR, PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT WITH ONLY MAIN GEARS EXTENDED. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES. ONLY THE PILOT WAS ON BOARD AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N8253G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.