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: experimental homebuilt amphibious aircraft landed on lake fort phantom, Abilene, Texas. Pilot failed to retract landing gear after departing from Abilene municipal airport and aircraft overturned upon landing on the surface of the lake. No injuries. Minor aircraft damage. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT LANDED ON LAKE FORT PHANTOM, ABILENE, TEXAS. PILOT FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AFTER DEPARTING FROM ABILENE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED UPON LANDING ON THE SURFACE OF THE LAKE. NO INJURIES. MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
Other reports on N889M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.