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.
Departed Illinois valley airport (kvys) en-route to prairie du chien (kpdc) encountered a landing gear malfunction after departure from kvys. Two safe gear indications and two unsafe indications which the PIC could not visually confirm. Diverted to Ogle County Airport (C55) landing grass runway 27. Minor damage to bottom of floats, no injury to sole occupant.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED ILLINOIS VALLEY AIRPORT (KVYS) EN-ROUTE TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN (KPDC) ENCOUNTERED A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION AFTER DEPARTURE FROM KVYS. TWO SAFE GEAR INDICATIONS AND TWO UNSAFE INDICATIONS WHICH THE PIC COULD NOT VISUALLY CONFIRM. DIVERTED TO OGLE COUNTY AIRPORT (C55) LANDING GRASS RUNWAY 27. MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTTOM OF FLOATS, NO INJURY TO SOLE OCCUPANT.
Other reports on N55893 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.