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: a student pilot, after landing at Billings, Montana drifted off the runway centerline due to cross wind and struck runway light. The aircraft sustained a very small dent to the engine cowling and was determined by lynch flying service maintenance personnel to be cosmetic.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: A STUDENT PILOT, AFTER LANDING AT BILLINGS, MONTANA DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE DUE TO CROSS WIND AND STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A VERY SMALL DENT TO THE ENGINE COWLING AND WAS DETERMINED BY LYNCH FLYING SERVICE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO BE COSMETIC.
Other reports on N65579 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.