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 privacy data omittedpilot picked up the aircraft from an FAA certified repair station for the first flight after extensive maintenance. He experienced trim problems and elected to return to the field. During his approach, he attempted to lower the gear but the nose gear would not extend. He tried cycling the gear as well as using the emergency pump but the nose gear would not extend. He landed with the main gear extended damaging the propeller.
As the FAA filed it
THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT PICKED UP THE AIRCRAFT FROM AN FAA CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION FOR THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE. HE EXPERIENCED TRIM PROBLEMS AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. DURING HIS APPROACH, HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR BUT THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. HE TRIED CYCLING THE GEAR AS WELL AS USING THE EMERGENCY PUMP BUT THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. HE LANDED WITH THE MAIN GEAR EXTENDED DAMAGING THE PROPELLER.
Other reports on N52851 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.