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 the course of a check ride, the extension of the aircraft's landing gear was executed, and the right main gear would not lock in the down position. The aircraft was landed with the right main gear unlocked. The aircraft settled on the right wing tip and right horizontal stabilizer. As a result, the spars in the right horizontal stabilizer were cracked and broken. It was found that the right main landing gear actuator housing broke, which would not allow the landing gear to extend.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING THE COURSE OF A CHECK RIDE, THE EXTENSION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR WAS EXECUTED, AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNLOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AS A RESULT, THE SPARS IN THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE CRACKED AND BROKEN. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HOUSING BROKE, WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.