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 landed on runway 35L with the main gear in the retracted position and the nose gear partilly extended but not locked. The investigation is ongoing at this point to determine probability of simultaneous nose and main gear malfunction and emergency system failure or crew competency. Principle operations inspector for grand rapids flight standards district office is assisting investigating inspector in the investigation. Additionally, investigating inspector is awaiting a video tape, showing the aircraft prior to it's removal from the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC LANDED ON RUNWAY 35L WITH THE MAIN GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND THE NOSE GEAR PARTILLY EXTENDED BUT NOT LOCKED. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AT THIS POINT TO DETERMINE PROBABILITY OF SIMULTANEOUS NOSE AND MAIN GEAR MALFUNCTION AND EMERGENCY SYSTEM FAILURE OR CREW COMPETENCY. PRINCIPLE OPERATIONS INSPECTOR FOR GRAND RAPIDS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE IS ASSISTING INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR IN THE INVESTIGATION. ADDITIONALLY, INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR IS AWAITING A VIDEO TAPE, SHOWING THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IT'S REMOVAL FROM THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.