What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) According to police report filed by privacy data omitted the pilot stated "just before landing he mistakenly hit the controls for the flaps instead of the controls to lower the landing gear. The plane then did a belly landing." Damage to the aircraft is as follows, both propellers, both engines require sudden stop inspection, r/h gear linkage is damaged by side load, l/h wing at the mid section there is spar damage, l/h wing tip, aileron, nose gear doors and belly. Maintenance personnel examined the aircraft the following day, and found the gear system operationally sound, except for the damage due to the side loading during the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORT FILED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED THE PILOT STATED "JUST BEFORE LANDING HE MISTAKENLY HIT THE CONTROLS FOR THE FLAPS INSTEAD OF THE CONTROLS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE PLANE THEN DID A BELLY LANDING." DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS AS FOLLOWS, BOTH PROPELLERS, BOTH ENGINES REQUIRE SUDDEN STOP INSPECTION, R/H GEAR LINKAGE IS DAMAGED BY SIDE LOAD, L/H WING AT THE MID SECTION THERE IS SPAR DAMAGE, L/H WING TIP, AILERON, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND BELLY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT THE FOLLOWING DAY, AND FOUND THE GEAR SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY SOUND, EXCEPT FOR THE DAMAGE DUE TO THE SIDE LOADING DURING THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N8475Y · 3
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