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 pilot was attempting a soft field landing. During the landing roll the pilot retracted the landing gear. The nose gear retracted and the aircraft stopped very quickly on the runway with damage to the nose section of the aircraft and propeller. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED VERY QUICKLY ON THE RUNWAY WITH DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
Other reports on N9973B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.