What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 04, 2005, around 1200 MST, Cessna 421B, N637SC, operated by sun western flyers, dba sun care air ambulance, landed at the lake Havasu airport, in Arizona. After landing and starting to depart the runway, the left main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The ATP pilot reported he was having gear problems after departing the airport and verified an unsafe gear indicattion. He stated he cycled the gear three times before a safe gear indication was verified. The pilot and a medic were not injured, the pilot reported the nurse sustained minor injury to her arm. The pilot was operating the aircraft under the provisions of 14 CFR part 135. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 04, 2005, AROUND 1200 MST, CESSNA 421B, N637SC, OPERATED BY SUN WESTERN FLYERS, DBA SUN CARE AIR AMBULANCE, LANDED AT THE LAKE HAVASU AIRPORT, IN ARIZONA. AFTER LANDING AND STARTING TO DEPART THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ATP PILOT REPORTED HE WAS HAVING GEAR PROBLEMS AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRPORT AND VERIFIED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATTION. HE STATED HE CYCLED THE GEAR THREE TIMES BEFORE A SAFE GEAR INDICATION WAS VERIFIED. THE PILOT AND A MEDIC WERE NOT INJURED, THE PILOT REPORTED THE NURSE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY TO HER ARM. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 135. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.