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.
An exhaust clamp was missing allowing the exhaust pipe to interfere with the nose landing gear during retraction. The nose gear would not retract fully or extend. The aircraft landed without the nose gear extended causing minor damage to the propeller.
As the FAA filed it
AN EXHAUST CLAMP WAS MISSING ALLOWING THE EXHAUST PIPE TO INTERFERE WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING RETRACTION. THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT FULLY OR EXTEND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER.
Other reports on N360VW · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.