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) Excerpts taken from pilot interview). After departure from psp, the pilot noticed an electrical failure during landing gear retract cycle. The pilot reset the circuit breaker with the same results. The pilot shutdown the electrical system and continued flight enroute to ful. Enroute the pilot attempted to raise and lower the landing gear with no results. Upon arrival to ful the pilot contacted ATC and informed them of his situation. The pilot attempted many more times to lower the gear with no results. The landing gear collapsed after landing and rolling approximately 200 feet. In an interview with the pilot at the scene he stated that he "pulled the gear unlock vertical to unlock the gear but the gear would not go down or come up." The instructions for emergency extension of landing gear, step 3 calls for "disengage motor-raise motor release arm and push forward through full travel."
As the FAA filed it
(-23) EXCERPTS TAKEN FROM PILOT INTERVIEW). AFTER DEPARTURE FROM PSP, THE PILOT NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACT CYCLE. THE PILOT RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND CONTINUED FLIGHT ENROUTE TO FUL. ENROUTE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WITH NO RESULTS. UPON ARRIVAL TO FUL THE PILOT CONTACTED ATC AND INFORMED THEM OF HIS SITUATION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED MANY MORE TIMES TO LOWER THE GEAR WITH NO RESULTS. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING AND ROLLING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT AT THE SCENE HE STATED THAT HE "PULLED THE GEAR UNLOCK VERTICAL TO UNLOCK THE GEAR BUT THE GEAR WOULD NOT GO DOWN OR COME UP." THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR, STEP 3 CALLS FOR "DISENGAGE MOTOR-RAISE MOTOR RELEASE ARM AND PUSH FORWARD THROUGH FULL TRAVEL."
Other reports on N7950P · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.