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 inner spring for the nose gear drag link failed during landing gear extension. The broken spring blocked the gear extension and prevented emergency gear free fall into downlock. The landing that took place on the mains and with the nose gear not locked down resulted in mostly engne and prop damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE INNER SPRING FOR THE NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK FAILED DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. THE BROKEN SPRING BLOCKED THE GEAR EXTENSION AND PREVENTED EMERGENCY GEAR FREE FALL INTO DOWNLOCK. THE LANDING THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE MAINS AND WITH THE NOSE GEAR NOT LOCKED DOWN RESULTED IN MOSTLY ENGNE AND PROP DAMAGE.
Other reports on N2927Q · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.