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.
The pilot was conducting a multi-engine check ride, the event occurred during a short field landing approach. The applicant was at the controls and when they overflew the projected landing point he lowered the nose causing the aircraft to land nose heavy. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft veered off the runway causing damage to both propellers and the nose landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A MULTI-ENGINE CHECK RIDE, THE EVENT OCCURRED DURING A SHORT FIELD LANDING APPROACH. THE APPLICANT WAS AT THE CONTROLS AND WHEN THEY OVERFLEW THE PROJECTED LANDING POINT HE LOWERED THE NOSE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND NOSE HEAVY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.
Other reports on N852AT · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.