39.5701° N, 104.8493° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 18, 2009 · 17:50 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Centennial
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N943ES
Reported as
Diamon DA42
Reported engine
THIELT TAE12501
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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) Pilot was attempting to land and nose landing gear would not extend. Pilot landed the aircraft with no injuries or major damage. The landing gear actuator had turned within the cowling allowing the hydraulic fitting and hose to jam against the enclosure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AND NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES OR MAJOR DAMAGE. THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HAD TURNED WITHIN THE COWLING ALLOWING THE HYDRAULIC FITTING AND HOSE TO JAM AGAINST THE ENCLOSURE.