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) On December 18, 2002, at approximately 1258, the landing gear on a Piper PA-24-24 aircraft failed to extend due to a mechanical failure of the nose wheel centering guide. The commercial rated, current and qualified pilot was unable to extend the gear by the emergency extension system, and a planed gear-up landing was made.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 18, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1258, THE LANDING GEAR ON A PIPER PA-24-24 AIRCRAFT FAILED TO EXTEND DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE NOSE WHEEL CENTERING GUIDE. THE COMMERCIAL RATED, CURRENT AND QUALIFIED PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR BY THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM, AND A PLANED GEAR-UP LANDING WAS MADE.
Other reports on N5937P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.