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) PIC delayed gear extension on downwind due to excessive airspeed. Slowed to flap extension speed and turned final at which time it was noted during the final landing check that the gear had not been extended. Gear was extended on short final at which time the PIC noted that the main gear lights were green and that the nose gear light was flickering. Nose gear collapsed during the landing roll causing the prop to strike the ground and the nose gear doors to be damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC DELAYED GEAR EXTENSION ON DOWNWIND DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. SLOWED TO FLAP EXTENSION SPEED AND TURNED FINAL AT WHICH TIME IT WAS NOTED DURING THE FINAL LANDING CHECK THAT THE GEAR HAD NOT BEEN EXTENDED. GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON SHORT FINAL AT WHICH TIME THE PIC NOTED THAT THE MAIN GEAR LIGHTS WERE GREEN AND THAT THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT WAS FLICKERING. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE NOSE GEAR DOORS TO BE DAMAGED.
Other reports on N43317 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.