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) Owner departed whiteman airport for 1 flight to las vegas, NV. During climbout pilot noticed puff of smoke from engine area. Soon after pilot noticed nose gear light illuminated. Pilot chose to land at vcv as a precaution. Pilot noticed loss of hydraulics. Upon landing at vcv nose gear collapsed. During after incident inspection it was discovered the grounding wire from the battery had come loose causing loss of hydraulic pressure to landing gear system.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) OWNER DEPARTED WHITEMAN AIRPORT FOR 1 FLIGHT TO LAS VEGAS, NV. DURING CLIMBOUT PILOT NOTICED PUFF OF SMOKE FROM ENGINE AREA. SOON AFTER PILOT NOTICED NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT CHOSE TO LAND AT VCV AS A PRECAUTION. PILOT NOTICED LOSS OF HYDRAULICS. UPON LANDING AT VCV NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DURING AFTER INCIDENT INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE GROUNDING WIRE FROM THE BATTERY HAD COME LOOSE CAUSING LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.
Other reports on N226EE · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.