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 an instruction flight at final approach the nose landing gear failed to come down. Pilot attempted several recyclings including emergency extension but all failed. After tower clearance aircraft landed on runway 9L with out the nose landing gear extended.
As the FAA filed it
DURING AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT AT FINAL APPROACH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO COME DOWN. PILOT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL RECYCLINGS INCLUDING EMERGENCY EXTENSION BUT ALL FAILED. AFTER TOWER CLEARANCE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 9L WITH OUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED.
Other reports on N16281 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.