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: the student pilot lost directional control during the landing on 2AL at Vero Beach airport. The PA28-161 departed the runway and struck a runway remaining sign with the left wing. No injuries. The bottom skin, rib and stringers were damaged on the left wing.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ON 2AL AT VERO BEACH AIRPORT. THE PA28-161 DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY REMAINING SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING. NO INJURIES. THE BOTTOM SKIN, RIB AND STRINGERS WERE DAMAGED ON THE LEFT WING.
Other reports on N9207Q · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.