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.
On approach PIC selected the landing gear to the down position. The nose landing gear did not fully extend, appeared to be hung on the nose gear well. PIC attempted to get the nose landing gear to extend, unsuccessfully. Finally PIC landed the acft on the main gears and nose of the aircraft and propeller blades struck the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON APPROACH PIC SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND, APPEARED TO BE HUNG ON THE NOSE GEAR WELL. PIC ATTEMPTED TO GET THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND, UNSUCCESSFULLY. FINALLY PIC LANDED THE ACFT ON THE MAIN GEARS AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK THE RUNWAY.
Other reports on N55177 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.