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.
Narrative: pilot was attempting a landing at night. The landing light failed to illuminate when turned on which required the pilot to make a landing without the aid of lights. During touch down phase pilot had excessive airspeed and used excessive braking resulting in a blown main tire and minor damage to nose gear assembly. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT NIGHT. THE LANDING LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN TURNED ON WHICH REQUIRED THE PILOT TO MAKE A LANDING WITHOUT THE AID OF LIGHTS. DURING TOUCH DOWN PHASE PILOT HAD EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AND USED EXCESSIVE BRAKING RESULTING IN A BLOWN MAIN TIRE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
Other reports on N4945D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.