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.
On gear retraction pilot heard a loud bang and felt contact of something on floor/feet. Tower confirmed nose gear not down and locked. Held nose gear off as long as possible on landing. Props contacted runway. Nose gear, nose gear doors and surrounding sheetmetal damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ON GEAR RETRACTION PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT CONTACT OF SOMETHING ON FLOOR/FEET. TOWER CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. HELD NOSE GEAR OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE ON LANDING. PROPS CONTACTED RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND SURROUNDING SHEETMETAL DAMAGED.
Other reports on N3275X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.