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) Aircraft N2043Q was 1 1/2 miles out on final approach to Marathon Airport (kmth), Florida. No green light indication was observed in cockpit after extending landing gear. Attempted to cycle gear several times and hand pump gear down without success. Contacted ground radio for verification that nose landing gear was hung up. Performed landing with nose gear hung condition. Pilot was able to keep nose of aircraft up long enough to avoid striking ground with prop. No injuries occurred. Damage to aircraft with nose scraping ground and bent landing gear door. Additionally, nose gear upper torque link was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT N2043Q WAS 1 1/2 MILES OUT ON FINAL APPROACH TO MARATHON AIRPORT (KMTH), FLORIDA. NO GREEN LIGHT INDICATION WAS OBSERVED IN COCKPIT AFTER EXTENDING LANDING GEAR. ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND HAND PUMP GEAR DOWN WITHOUT SUCCESS. CONTACTED GROUND RADIO FOR VERIFICATION THAT NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS HUNG UP. PERFORMED LANDING WITH NOSE GEAR HUNG CONDITION. PILOT WAS ABLE TO KEEP NOSE OF AIRCRAFT UP LONG ENOUGH TO AVOID STRIKING GROUND WITH PROP. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WITH NOSE SCRAPING GROUND AND BENT LANDING GEAR DOOR. ADDITIONALLY, NOSE GEAR UPPER TORQUE LINK WAS DAMAGED.
Other reports on N2043Q · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.