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 had completed a military style overhead breakk over the threshold from formation flying. The pilot executed the "gumps" check and assumed the gear was down. The landing phase was done at a higher power setting, therefore the light in the gear handle did not illuminate nor did the horn sound until the flare, when power was reduced. The mitigating circumstance was the pilot was distracted with the high intensity of the runway lights with mist on the windshield. The team modified a procedure so every other pilot calls gear down and locked.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED A MILITARY STYLE OVERHEAD BREAKK OVER THE THRESHOLD FROM FORMATION FLYING. THE PILOT EXECUTED THE "GUMPS" CHECK AND ASSUMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE LANDING PHASE WAS DONE AT A HIGHER POWER SETTING, THEREFORE THE LIGHT IN THE GEAR HANDLE DID NOT ILLUMINATE NOR DID THE HORN SOUND UNTIL THE FLARE, WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED. THE MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE WAS THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY OF THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WITH MIST ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE TEAM MODIFIED A PROCEDURE SO EVERY OTHER PILOT CALLS GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.
Other reports on N500DR · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.