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) After performing several full stop landings, the pilot was demonstrating a short field take-off, at approximately 55 knots during the take-off roll the nose gear collapsed. When maintenance personnel raised the aircraft and turned the battery switch on the nose gear extended and locked in the down position. Damage to the aircraft included the following: nose gear doors and surrounding structure, nose cap, both props and engines.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER PERFORMING SEVERAL FULL STOP LANDINGS, THE PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING A SHORT FIELD TAKE-OFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 55 KNOTS DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. WHEN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RAISED THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNED THE BATTERY SWITCH ON THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: NOSE GEAR DOORS AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE, NOSE CAP, BOTH PROPS AND ENGINES.
Other reports on N110SU · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.