What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N829T departed 03NC airport on the way to ilm to practice touch and gos on the first flight after annual inspection. Upon departure the pilot reported low/sporadic airspeed indication and chose to continue the flight with the landing gear in the down position. The pilot contacted Wilmington approach and requested immediate landing. The pilot stated that the aircraft ?did not feel right?. The pilot states that upon normal landing at ilm, the landing gear collapsed. Post accident inspection of the aircraft determined no mechanical faults or issues which points to pilot induced error as the cause of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
N829T DEPARTED 03NC AIRPORT ON THE WAY TO ILM TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GOS ON THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION. UPON DEPARTURE THE PILOT REPORTED LOW/SPORADIC AIRSPEED INDICATION AND CHOSE TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT CONTACTED WILMINGTON APPROACH AND REQUESTED IMMEDIATE LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ?DID NOT FEEL RIGHT?. THE PILOT STATES THAT UPON NORMAL LANDING AT ILM, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DETERMINED NO MECHANICAL FAULTS OR ISSUES WHICH POINTS TO PILOT INDUCED ERROR AS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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