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 pilot, after flying in the local Glendale, AZ area, was in the process of making his landing/touch down at Glendale airport (geu) when the landing gear retraction system failed, collapsing both main and tail wheel simultaneously. The aircraft slid straight to a stop on the runway. There was no smoke/fire or personal injury to the pilot, the sole occupant. The aircraft received minor sheetmetal damage to its forward fuselage underside, m/l/g fairings, and airscoop. The aircraft was removed from the runway and taken to Glendale aviation, the local FBO at geu.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT, AFTER FLYING IN THE LOCAL GLENDALE, AZ AREA, WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING HIS LANDING/TOUCH DOWN AT GLENDALE AIRPORT (GEU) WHEN THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM FAILED, COLLAPSING BOTH MAIN AND TAIL WHEEL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID STRAIGHT TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO SMOKE/FIRE OR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR SHEETMETAL DAMAGE TO ITS FORWARD FUSELAGE UNDERSIDE, M/L/G FAIRINGS, AND AIRSCOOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND TAKEN TO GLENDALE AVIATION, THE LOCAL FBO AT GEU.
Other reports on N5110 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.