FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Manassas, VA · August 18, 1980
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was high on the approach, reduced power for nose up descent. Landed short in a high rate of descent.
PILOT WAS HIGH ON THE APPROACH, REDUCED POWER FOR NOSE UP DESCENT. LANDED SHORT IN A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT.
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.