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 was practicing landings at ixd. During the approach for the fourth landing, the landing gear was selected down and he heard a "big pop". Both the pilot and the instructor confirmed a safe gear indication by the green "gear-down light" and continued to land. On landing, the pilot reports touching down on the left main gear first due to a slight cross wind. When the aircraft leveled off, they realized that the right main landing gear was not down. The right wing settled to the surface and the aircraft slid off the runway to the right, coming to a stop in the grass with only the nose gear and left main landing gear extended. The right main landing gear never extended or moved from the "retracted position".
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT IXD. DURING THE APPROACH FOR THE FOURTH LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND HE HEARD A "BIG POP". BOTH THE PILOT AND THE INSTRUCTOR CONFIRMED A SAFE GEAR INDICATION BY THE GREEN "GEAR-DOWN LIGHT" AND CONTINUED TO LAND. ON LANDING, THE PILOT REPORTS TOUCHING DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FIRST DUE TO A SLIGHT CROSS WIND. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF, THEY REALIZED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE RIGHT WING SETTLED TO THE SURFACE AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, COMING TO A STOP IN THE GRASS WITH ONLY THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR NEVER EXTENDED OR MOVED FROM THE "RETRACTED POSITION".
Other reports on N4624A · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.