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) Per the pilot privacy data omitted statement dated 9-28-2005, the aircraft entered the pattern for left traffic to land on runway 20 at Watsonville airport, CA. Upon lowering the landing gear all appeared normal and the aircraft landed with main wheels down first. As the nose of the aircraft proceeded lowering to complete the landing the nose gear failed, resulting with the prop hitting the ground and the aircraft veering left coming to a stop on the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATEMENT DATED 9-28-2005, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR LEFT TRAFFIC TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20 AT WATSONVILLE AIRPORT, CA. UPON LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR ALL APPEARED NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH MAIN WHEELS DOWN FIRST. AS THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED LOWERING TO COMPLETE THE LANDING THE NOSE GEAR FAILED, RESULTING WITH THE PROP HITTING THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERING LEFT COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.
Other reports on N2900B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.