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.
Flight instructor PIC conducting a rental checkout with private pilot experienced failure of both main landing gear to lock in the extended position. After extensive troubleshooting, the PIC elected to land the aircraft with all gear retracted. This resulted in minor damage to the aircraft, limited to the propeller and belly.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PIC CONDUCTING A RENTAL CHECKOUT WITH PRIVATE PILOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR TO LOCK IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, THE PIC ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH ALL GEAR RETRACTED. THIS RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND BELLY.
Other reports on N34081 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.