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 was practicing for a commercial check ride and simulated an engine failure while on mid downwind. Pilot failed to extend the landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING FOR A COMMERCIAL CHECK RIDE AND SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE ON MID DOWNWIND. PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.
Other reports on N1517X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.