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.
After taking off the pilot retracted the landing gear a few seconds later the engine cease to operate. The pilot then pushed the nose of the aircraft over to maintain airspeed and did not have time to put the landing gear down. He performed gear up landing and slid to a stop on the centerline of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKING OFF THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE CEASE TO OPERATE. THE PILOT THEN PUSHED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT OVER TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. HE PERFORMED GEAR UP LANDING AND SLID TO A STOP ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY.
Other reports on N4438K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.