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) At approx. 1600CST on 11/29/02 the aircraft departed runway 20 for a skydiving mission. 9 skydivers and 1 passenger were on board. The skydivers departed the aircraft at approximately 14,000' AGL over 3A1. At approximately 1615 CST the aircraft entered a left downwind to runway 21 and the pilot reported he pressed the landing gear lever down. The pilot stated that he was "fairly sure" he observed three green gear down lights. During the flare the pilot stated the noticed the yellow gear light was illuminated for the nose gear only, he heard a scraping noise followed by the propellers striking the ground. After engine shutdown the pilot observed three yellow gear lights. The pilot reported the aircraft came to a stop with nose gear door open, the nose and main gear stowed. Aircraft will be relocated to north carolina for landing gear inspection.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROX. 1600CST ON 11/29/02 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 20 FOR A SKYDIVING MISSION. 9 SKYDIVERS AND 1 PASSENGER WERE ON BOARD. THE SKYDIVERS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 14,000' AGL OVER 3A1. AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 CST THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 21 AND THE PILOT REPORTED HE PRESSED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS "FAIRLY SURE" HE OBSERVED THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS. DURING THE FLARE THE PILOT STATED THE NOTICED THE YELLOW GEAR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR THE NOSE GEAR ONLY, HE HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE PROPELLERS STRIKING THE GROUND. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN THE PILOT OBSERVED THREE YELLOW GEAR LIGHTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITH NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN, THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR STOWED. AIRCRAFT WILL BE RELOCATED TO NORTH CAROLINA FOR LANDING GEAR INSPECTION.
Other reports on N195DP · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.