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.
Pilot made ten touch and goes. While performing the 11th turn around the airport traffic pattern; during the take off phase of the flight, the pilot reached down to turn carburator heat off and grabbed gear lever instead. Nose gear unlocked and collapsed. After pilot realized his mistake, pilot moved the gear handle to the extend position before the main gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MADE TEN TOUCH AND GOES. WHILE PERFORMING THE 11TH TURN AROUND THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN; DURING THE TAKE OFF PHASE OF THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REACHED DOWN TO TURN CARBURATOR HEAT OFF AND GRABBED GEAR LEVER INSTEAD. NOSE GEAR UNLOCKED AND COLLAPSED. AFTER PILOT REALIZED HIS MISTAKE, PILOT MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE EXTEND POSITION BEFORE THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.
Other reports on N9688B · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.