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) Field investigation indicated that the nose landing gear was not up and locked mechanically by the use of the up lock mechanism. The gear was being held up by hydraulic pressure. The amber, up gear light was reported as illuminated on previous flights. One fuel pump in the nose gear well appears to be the incorrect part for this aircraft per Cessna accident investigators research from their approved parts lists.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FIELD INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT UP AND LOCKED MECHANICALLY BY THE USE OF THE UP LOCK MECHANISM. THE GEAR WAS BEING HELD UP BY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. THE AMBER, UP GEAR LIGHT WAS REPORTED AS ILLUMINATED ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. ONE FUEL PUMP IN THE NOSE GEAR WELL APPEARS TO BE THE INCORRECT PART FOR THIS AIRCRAFT PER CESSNA ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS RESEARCH FROM THEIR APPROVED PARTS LISTS.
Other reports on N9408T · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.