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.
During a on-demand flight from MCG-HRC-panv-SHX-5N1-MCG, the airman was unable to lower the nose landing gear 4 miles out from 5N1 airport. Both main gear indicated down and locked. The airman tried several times to get the nose gear to lock down without success. Mcgrath Airport fire and ambulance crews were notified and were on-site for the emergency landing.
The emergency landing was performed and during the landing the left main gear became unlocked. At the same time, the airman believes the nose gear came down and locked. The aircraft slid on its left side for a couple of hundred feet and came to rest on the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage to left flap and pitot port. One of the passengers is now reporting the accident caused serious injuries to her back and hip.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A ON-DEMAND FLIGHT FROM MCG-HRC-PANV-SHX-5N1-MCG, THE AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR 4 MILES OUT FROM 5N1 AIRPORT. BOTH MAIN GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRMAN TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE NOSE GEAR TO LOCK DOWN WITHOUT SUCCESS. MCGRATH AIRPORT FIRE AND AMBULANCE CREWS WERE NOTIFIED AND WERE ON-SITE FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING.
THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED AND DURING THE LANDING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BECAME UNLOCKED. AT THE SAME TIME, THE AIRMAN BELIEVES THE NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS LEFT SIDE FOR A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FEET AND CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT FLAP AND PITOT PORT. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS IS NOW REPORTING THE ACCIDENT CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HER BACK AND HIP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.