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.
In preparation for landing, pilot selected gear down, and only one (NLG) down and lock green light illuminated. Pilot initiated emergency procedures, but did not fully comply with them by failing to manually lock gear down. Procedure requires removal of aft cabin panel and pressing gear over-center linkage bar down and engaged.
As the FAA filed it
IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING, PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, AND ONLY ONE (NLG) DOWN AND LOCK GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, BUT DID NOT FULLY COMPLY WITH THEM BY FAILING TO MANUALLY LOCK GEAR DOWN. PROCEDURE REQUIRES REMOVAL OF AFT CABIN PANEL AND PRESSING GEAR OVER-CENTER LINKAGE BAR DOWN AND ENGAGED.
Other reports on N224SM · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.