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.
On a maintenance test flight with the mechanic on board to observe, the pilot and mechanic got talking about maintenance issues. The distraction resulted in the pilot forgetting to put the gear down.
As the FAA filed it
ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT WITH THE MECHANIC ON BOARD TO OBSERVE, THE PILOT AND MECHANIC GOT TALKING ABOUT MAINTENANCE ISSUES. THE DISTRACTION RESULTED IN THE PILOT FORGETTING TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.
Other reports on N5270T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.