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) Pilot stated: while taxing to runway left main landing gear collapsed, inspection of aircraft revealed that the gear down lock had broken.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED: WHILE TAXING TO RUNWAY LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE GEAR DOWN LOCK HAD BROKEN.
Other reports on N5817M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.