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.
Strong surface gusts raised the tail while taxiing for takeoff. Impact when tail dropped. Broke off tail wheel bolt
As the FAA filed it
STRONG SURFACE GUSTS RAISED THE TAIL WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. IMPACT WHEN TAIL DROPPED. BROKE OFF TAIL WHEEL BOLT
Other reports on N5720C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.