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.
Gear collapsed on landing. Pilot stated that green nose gear light did not illuminate and that the tower confirmed via fly by that the nose gear appeared to be down but not in the locked position.
Upon return to maintenance facility the landing gear performed as designed. The in-flight condition could not be replicated.
As the FAA filed it
GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. PILOT STATED THAT GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THAT THE TOWER CONFIRMED VIA FLY BY THAT THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN BUT NOT IN THE LOCKED POSITION.
UPON RETURN TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY THE LANDING GEAR PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. THE IN-FLIGHT CONDITION COULD NOT BE REPLICATED.
Other reports on N448JA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.