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 noted that gear retraction following his initial takeoff from mic was very stiff and required great physical effort to lock the extension/retraction bar in place. Subsequent attempts at gear extension resulted in the right main landing gear (rmlg) not extending. The pilot elected to land the aircraft at mic with all three gear retracted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT NOTED THAT GEAR RETRACTION FOLLOWING HIS INITIAL TAKEOFF FROM MIC WAS VERY STIFF AND REQUIRED GREAT PHYSICAL EFFORT TO LOCK THE EXTENSION/RETRACTION BAR IN PLACE. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS AT GEAR EXTENSION RESULTED IN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (RMLG) NOT EXTENDING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT MIC WITH ALL THREE GEAR RETRACTED.
Other reports on N6018X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.