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.
It was related that N414AW flew for about 40 minustes on 10/26/2010. On approach, returning to kfxe, PIC selected the landing gear handle to the "landing gear down" position. PIC notice that only the two main gears position indicators show "green" and the nose landing gear light did not illuminate. PIC notified the tower and aborted landing.PIC followed his checklist and attempted to etend the gear manually unsuccessfully. PIC requested the tower to verify the position of he nose landing gear--tower confirmed that the nose landing gear hung at about a 45-degree angle.PIC was cleared to landed N414AW on runway 13. Aircraftlanded on the two main gears and the nose ski. Aircraft suffered minimal damage to the nose skin and double propeller strike. No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
IT WAS RELATED THAT N414AW FLEW FOR ABOUT 40 MINUSTES ON 10/26/2010. ON APPROACH, RETURNING TO KFXE, PIC SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE "LANDING GEAR DOWN" POSITION. PIC NOTICE THAT ONLY THE TWO MAIN GEARS POSITION INDICATORS SHOW "GREEN" AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PIC NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND ABORTED LANDING.PIC FOLLOWED HIS CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED TO ETEND THE GEAR MANUALLY UNSUCCESSFULLY. PIC REQUESTED THE TOWER TO VERIFY THE POSITION OF HE NOSE LANDING GEAR--TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HUNG AT ABOUT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE.PIC WAS CLEARED TO LANDED N414AW ON RUNWAY 13. AIRCRAFTLANDED ON THE TWO MAIN GEARS AND THE NOSE SKI.AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SKIN AND DOUBLE PROPELLER STRIKE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
Other reports on N414AW · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.