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: just after takeoff, the towing aircraft experienced downdrafts and released the glider in tow. Glider completed a landing in vacant field just west of the airport. Glider sustained center wheel damage.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, THE TOWING AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DOWNDRAFTS AND RELEASED THE GLIDER IN TOW. GLIDER COMPLETED A LANDING IN VACANT FIELD JUST WEST OF THE AIRPORT. GLIDER SUSTAINED CENTER WHEEL DAMAGE.
Other reports on N125CC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.