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.
After completing practice landings at gsp the pilot intended to take off and return to home airport. Pilot intended to retract flaps for take off but mistakenly selected the landing gear switch. This caused the nose and right main gear to partially collapse resulting in minor damage to aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER COMPLETING PRACTICE LANDINGS AT GSP THE PILOT INTENDED TO TAKE OFF AND RETURN TO HOME AIRPORT. PILOT INTENDED TO RETRACT FLAPS FOR TAKE OFF BUT MISTAKENLY SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO PARTIALLY COLLAPSE RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N3959N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.