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.
Pilot stated after takeoff, he noticed a rattling sound coming from the landing gear. The pilot opted to return to the airport and made an uneventful landing. Upon further examination of the landing gear it was found the main landing gear gearbox was cracked and deformed near the left main gear attach point. Possibly from a hard landing
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED AFTER TAKEOFF, HE NOTICED A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT OPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR IT WAS FOUND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR GEARBOX WAS CRACKED AND DEFORMED NEAR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINT. POSSIBLY FROM A HARD LANDING
Other reports on N749 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.