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) This aircraft was in cruise conditions conducting training on the use of the landing gear. The nose gear did not show a down and locked (safe) condition. The flight instructor contacted maintenance personnel via radio. Eventually the flight instructor was able to get the nose gear to show a down and locked condition, however the nose gear would not align with the other wheels. The aircraft landed at Denton Municipal Airport (dto) without further damage. An inspection revealed that the nose gear parts were misaligned from an earlier rebuild of the nose gear section. This was not an item that could have been seen during preflight. The nose gear assembly will be rebuilt by privacy data omitted a malfunction and defect report will be submitted. This report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE CONDITIONS CONDUCTING TRAINING ON THE USE OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT SHOW A DOWN AND LOCKED (SAFE) CONDITION. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CONTACTED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL VIA RADIO. EVENTUALLY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS ABLE TO GET THE NOSE GEAR TO SHOW A DOWN AND LOCKED CONDITION, HOWEVER THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT ALIGN WITH THE OTHER WHEELS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DTO) WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR PARTS WERE MISALIGNED FROM AN EARLIER REBUILD OF THE NOSE GEAR SECTION. THIS WAS NOT AN ITEM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SEEN DURING PREFLIGHT. THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WILL BE REBUILT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.
Other reports on N23PD · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.