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) The aircraft was in a closed pattern at hio with CFI and student on board. The student selected "gear down". The landing gear annunciators indicated three (3) gear safe and the gear unsafe annunciators simultaneously. The nose gear position was checked visually via the l/h nacelle mirror. The nose gear appeared to be down. A low pass was requested through hio tower and was approved. Hio tower verified that all three landing gear appeared t be down. The aircraft was cleared for landing on hio runway 20. On landing the aircraft was kept on the main gear for as long as possible. Upon lowering the nose, the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft slid to a stop to the side of runway 20. All occupants exited the aircraft without incident or injury. The aircraft suffered damage to the propellers and nose gear doors. Condition of the engines is unknown at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A CLOSED PATTERN AT HIO WITH CFI AND STUDENT ON BOARD. THE STUDENT SELECTED "GEAR DOWN". THE LANDING GEAR ANNUNCIATORS INDICATED THREE (3) GEAR SAFE AND THE GEAR UNSAFE ANNUNCIATORS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE NOSE GEAR POSITION WAS CHECKED VISUALLY VIA THE L/H NACELLE MIRROR. THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. A LOW PASS WAS REQUESTED THROUGH HIO TOWER AND WAS APPROVED. HIO TOWER VERIFIED THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR APPEARED T BE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING ON HIO RUNWAY 20. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS KEPT ON THE MAIN GEAR FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. UPON LOWERING THE NOSE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP TO THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 20. ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT OR INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLERS AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. CONDITION OF THE ENGINES IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
Other reports on N2163N · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.