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 stated this was his eighth drop of the day. On the incident flight he dropped the skydivers at 14,000 feet with the engines at idle. The gear warning horn was initially on but cancelled by the pilot. The pilot, after the drop, descended to land at fyj. The pilot stated he lowered the gear handle but the sun was shining on the gear down and locked lights and appeared that the lights showed down and locked. During the flare he heard the prop tips hitting the ground and reduced the throttles to idle.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED THIS WAS HIS EIGHTH DROP OF THE DAY. ON THE INCIDENT FLIGHT HE DROPPED THE SKYDIVERS AT 14,000 FEET WITH THE ENGINES AT IDLE. THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS INITIALLY ON BUT CANCELLED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT, AFTER THE DROP, DESCENDED TO LAND AT FYJ. THE PILOT STATED HE LOWERED THE GEAR HANDLE BUT THE SUN WAS SHINING ON THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS AND APPEARED THAT THE LIGHTS SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED. DURING THE FLARE HE HEARD THE PROP TIPS HITTING THE GROUND AND REDUCED THE THROTTLES TO IDLE.
Other reports on N1999G · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.