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: according to the pilot, during the landing approach the nose gear struck a snow berm on the approach end of the runway. The runway had been plowed and the berm at the approach end was difficult to distinguish. The nose gear collapsed resulting in minor damage. Further action not deemed necessary.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE LANDING APPROACH THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK A SNOW BERM ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY HAD BEEN PLOWED AND THE BERM AT THE APPROACH END WAS DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. FURTHER ACTION NOT DEEMED NECESSARY.
Other reports on N231AU · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.