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 the aircraft was not operated for some time and that he wanted to inspect the gear doors as part of his preflight. The pilot stated he inadvertantly selected the gear handle to the up position then pumped the emergency gear handle to extend the main gear doors hydrolicly. When the pilot started taxiing, the nose wheel collapsed impacting the ground damaging both engine propellers and possibly the engines. Company suspended the pilot 2 weeks in addition to completing recurrent training.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT OPERATED FOR SOME TIME AND THAT HE WANTED TO INSPECT THE GEAR DOORS AS PART OF HIS PREFLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE INADVERTANTLY SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION THEN PUMPED THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE TO EXTEND THE MAIN GEAR DOORS HYDROLICLY.WHEN THE PILOT STARTED TAXIING, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED IMPACTING THE GROUND DAMAGING BOTH ENGINE PROPELLERS AND POSSIBLY THE ENGINES.COMPANY SUSPENDED THE PILOT 2 WEEKS IN ADDITION TO COMPLETING RECURRENT TRAINING.
Other reports on N45052 · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.