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) The aircraft departed ankeny, Iowa (ikv) for fort dodge, Iowa (FOD). The pilot indicated that he hit something on takeoff. When retracting the gear, the red indication light would not go out. The pilot wanted to land at the Des Moines, Iowa airport (dsm). He had 3 green light indication for his landing gear and required no assistance. Upon landing in dsm, the pilot couldn't taxi the aircraft. Investigation revealed that the metering tube had broken inside the l/h strut assembly allowing the lower portion of the shock strut to come out of the upper portion. Inspection also revealed that the aircraft did not strike anything during takeoff from ikv.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANKENY, IOWA (IKV) FOR FORT DODGE, IOWA (FOD). THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HIT SOMETHING ON TAKEOFF. WHEN RETRACTING THE GEAR, THE RED INDICATION LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT. THE PILOT WANTED TO LAND AT THE DES MOINES, IOWA AIRPORT (DSM). HE HAD 3 GREEN LIGHT INDICATION FOR HIS LANDING GEAR AND REQUIRED NO ASSISTANCE. UPON LANDING IN DSM, THE PILOT COULDN'T TAXI THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE METERING TUBE HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE L/H STRUT ASSEMBLY ALLOWING THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SHOCK STRUT TO COME OUT OF THE UPPER PORTION. INSPECTION ALSO REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT STRIKE ANYTHING DURING TAKEOFF FROM IKV.
Other reports on N303TL · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.