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 on a cross-country flight and was making a fuel stop at Emporia Municipal Airport (emp). When the landing gear was extended the nose wheel did not indicate down and locked. Pilot flew over FBO and ground observers confirmed the nose gear was not extended. Pilot performed the manual gear extension procedure but was unsuccessful. Aircraft landed with the nose gear retracted. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND WAS MAKING A FUEL STOP AT EMPORIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (EMP). WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED THE NOSE WHEEL DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT FLEW OVER FBO AND GROUND OBSERVERS CONFIRMED THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. PILOT PERFORMED THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.
Other reports on N4916U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.