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 unable to extend all three gear. Investigated all options, decided to land with left main still retracted. Push-pull rod brace appeared to have broken, enabling motor to run full limit without effecting associated gear. See attached pilot statement. Safety and competency were not an issue.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND ALL THREE GEAR. INVESTIGATED ALL OPTIONS, DECIDED TO LAND WITH LEFT MAIN STILL RETRACTED. PUSH-PULL ROD BRACE APPEARED TO HAVE BROKEN, ENABLING MOTOR TO RUN FULL LIMIT WITHOUT EFFECTING ASSOCIATED GEAR. SEE ATTACHED PILOT STATEMENT. SAFETY AND COMPETENCY WERE NOT AN ISSUE.
Other reports on N777AL · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.