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: discussion with pilot revealed he experienced a firm gust of wind to tail of aircraft just prior to touchdown. This event caused the nose of the aircraft to impact hard onto runway surface causing damage to propeller and nose gear assembly. Aircraft was removed off runway with a dolly. No injuries to pilot.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DISCUSSION WITH PILOT REVEALED HE EXPERIENCED A FIRM GUST OF WIND TO TAIL OF AIRCRAFT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THIS EVENT CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT HARD ONTO RUNWAY SURFACE CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED OFF RUNWAY WITH A DOLLY. NO INJURIES TO PILOT.
Other reports on N5455D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.