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.
The pilot reported having gear problems. Tower relayed messages from a mechanic to help the pilot troubleshoot the problem. All attempts were unsuccessful. The aircraft touched down with the main landing gear only partially extended and the nose gear fully extended. Upon touch down the main landing gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED HAVING GEAR PROBLEMS. TOWER RELAYED MESSAGES FROM A MECHANIC TO HELP THE PILOT TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. ALL ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND THE NOSE GEAR FULLY EXTENDED. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.
Other reports on N83C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.