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) On 4/16/05, the subject aircraft departed riverview airport and enroute to grr airport giving ride to young eagle. During take off the pilot heard a loud bang noise when he retracted the landing gear. The subject aircraft proceeded to grr airport, during approach the pilot noticed the two main landing gears did not come down and no light indication. He decided to go azo airport and attempted to lower the main landing gear, but failed. He then tried to retract the nose landing gear and proceeded with the emergency check procedure, and attempted the gear up landing with minimum damage and no personal injury. This incident occurred at Kalamazoo airport approximately at 15:30 hours on 4/16/05.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 4/16/05, THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RIVERVIEW AIRPORT AND ENROUTE TO GRR AIRPORT GIVING RIDE TO YOUNG EAGLE. DURING TAKE OFF THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE WHEN HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO GRR AIRPORT, DURING APPROACH THE PILOT NOTICED THE TWO MAIN LANDING GEARS DID NOT COME DOWN AND NO LIGHT INDICATION. HE DECIDED TO GO AZO AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, BUT FAILED. HE THEN TRIED TO RETRACT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PROCEEDED WITH THE EMERGENCY CHECK PROCEDURE, AND ATTEMPTED THE GEAR UP LANDING WITH MINIMUM DAMAGE AND NO PERSONAL INJURY. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT KALAMAZOO AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY AT 15:30 HOURS ON 4/16/05.
Other reports on N52908 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.