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: N737XX, a Cessna 182RG, while attempting to land in a gusty crosswind, at Potomac airfield runway 24, drifted off the left side of the runway and struck the VASI board with the left wing. There were no injuries, and the aircraft received minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: N737XX, A CESSNA 182RG, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND, AT POTOMAC AIRFIELD RUNWAY 24, DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE VASI BOARD WITH THE LEFT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.