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) Instructor was conducting flight training with his student pursuant to a commercial pilot certificate in a complex airplane. Student had performed 10 touch and go landings. After landing and during the touch and go, the student retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps. Nose gear collapsed causing minor damage to the aircraft. Instructor failed to maintain safe flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INSTRUCTOR WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT TRAINING WITH HIS STUDENT PURSUANT TO A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE IN A COMPLEX AIRPLANE. STUDENT HAD PERFORMED 10 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AFTER LANDING AND DURING THE TOUCH AND GO, THE STUDENT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO MAINTAIN SAFE FLIGHT.
Other reports on N550AM · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.