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) privacy data omitted pilot cycled gear down on approach and gear indication lights showed left gear not down. He notified Nome radio. Cycled gear again, same results, tried emergency hand pump and found a solid hydraulic system. Landed aircraft without incident. On touch down l/h gear indication down light came on.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT CYCLED GEAR DOWN ON APPROACH AND GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS SHOWED LEFT GEAR NOT DOWN. HE NOTIFIED NOME RADIO. CYCLED GEAR AGAIN, SAME RESULTS, TRIED EMERGENCY HAND PUMP AND FOUND A SOLID HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON TOUCH DOWN L/H GEAR INDICATION DOWN LIGHT CAME ON.
Other reports on N3516A · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.