What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot struck treetop in short field landing attempt
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STRUCK TREETOP IN SHORT FIELD LANDING ATTEMPT
FAA incident report · Cessna 182A · Arboles, CO · November 28, 1980
- Date
- November 28, 1980 · 14:30 local
- Place
- Arboles, CO
- Airport
- Navajo
- Phase of flight
- Final Approach
- Operating rules
- General operating rules (Part 91)
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N9886
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Fatal injuries
- 0
- Pilot’s flight hours
- 352 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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.