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.
On takeoff aircraft tried to turn left. Returned. Found both yaw damper couplers bad. Caused rudder stand off.
As the FAA filed it
ON TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT TRIED TO TURN LEFT. RETURNED. FOUND BOTH YAW DAMPER COUPLERS BAD. CAUSED RUDDER STAND OFF.
Other reports on N40485 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.