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: at approximately 1625 on 12-31-96, while landing at Long Beach airport, aircraft N3004U swerved off the pavement and struck a taxiway sign. The damage to the aircraft was located on the right wing, propeller, spinner, and cowl area. The instructor of the pilot states that the pilot is a student, and had not landed on a damp field before. The pilot's written statement states that the brakes could not be applied in a coordinated manner. The instructor stated that he and the student had gone out to try to duplicate the problem but could not. The damaged area of the wing is small, the propeller has been replaced, all other damage has been repaired.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 1625 ON 12-31-96, WHILE LANDING AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT N3004U SWERVED OFF THE PAVEMENT AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT WING, PROPELLER, SPINNER, AND COWL AREA. THE INSTRUCTOR OF THE PILOT STATES THAT THE PILOT IS A STUDENT, AND HAD NOT LANDED ON A DAMP FIELD BEFORE. THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT STATES THAT THE BRAKES COULD NOT BE APPLIED IN A COORDINATED MANNER. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE AND THE STUDENT HAD GONE OUT TO TRY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT. THE DAMAGED AREA OF THE WING IS SMALL, THE PROPELLER HAS BEEN REPLACED, ALL OTHER DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.
Other reports on N3004U · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.