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) Loss of hydraulic pressure in nose gear motor caused nose gear not to extend. Gravity drop option not available due to solidified fluid in lines. Pilot tried several manuevers to try to extend but opted to land nose gear up. Pilot landed with mains extended, minor damage to nose and no damage to props.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN NOSE GEAR MOTOR CAUSED NOSE GEAR NOT TO EXTEND. GRAVITY DROP OPTION NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO SOLIDIFIED FLUID IN LINES. PILOT TRIED SEVERAL MANUEVERS TO TRY TO EXTEND BUT OPTED TO LAND NOSE GEAR UP. PILOT LANDED WITH MAINS EXTENDED, MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE AND NO DAMAGE TO PROPS.
Other reports on N110SU · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.