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 was flying formation with five other aircraft and got distracted in lowering his landing gear. He did lower the gear prior to touchdown, however the gear had not reached its full down position and therefore the main gear collapsed. The nose gear was down and locked.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS FLYING FORMATION WITH FIVE OTHER AIRCRAFT AND GOT DISTRACTED IN LOWERING HIS LANDING GEAR. HE DID LOWER THE GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, HOWEVER THE GEAR HAD NOT REACHED ITS FULL DOWN POSITION AND THEREFORE THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.
Other reports on N7550V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.