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.
Aircraft departed from Lovington, NM airport on December 4, 2011, flew for approximately 40 miles, and landed back at Lovington, NM airport the same day. On approach, the pilot's landing gear light did not illuminate. The pilot landed the aircraft and the nose landing gear collapsed upon touchdown. The aircraft received damage to the propeller blades, bottom engine cowling, and aircraft fusalage immediately aft of bottom engine cowling.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM LOVINGTON, NM AIRPORT ON DECEMBER 4, 2011, FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES, AND LANDED BACK AT LOVINGTON, NM AIRPORT THE SAME DAY. ON APPROACH, THE PILOT'S LANDING GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER BLADES, BOTTOM ENGINE COWLING, AND AIRCRAFT FUSALAGE IMMEDIATELY AFT OF BOTTOM ENGINE COWLING.
Other reports on N30371 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.