What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot made a hard landing. Nose gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Media, PA · December 24, 1993
- Date
- December 24, 1993 · 12:50 local
- Place
- Media, PA
- Airport
- Private
- Phase of flight
- Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules
- General operating rules (Part 91)
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N8954D
- Reported as
- Piper PA22160
- Fatal injuries
- 0
- Pilot’s flight hours
- 125 total5 in this make and model20 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.