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)During a night traffic pattern solo flight the landing gear did not extend during normal or manual emergency procedures. The gear would not extend more than 5 turns ccw with the hand crank. The gear was then completely retracted and gear up landing accomplished.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)DURING A NIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN SOLO FLIGHT THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND DURING NORMAL OR MANUAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND MORE THAN 5 TURNS CCW WITH THE HAND CRANK. THE GEAR WAS THEN COMPLETELY RETRACTED AND GEAR UP LANDING ACCOMPLISHED.
Other reports on N8240T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.