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: this was the first flight of a home built aircraft. The engine started to overheat. Pilot returned to Craig airport and was overly concerned and preoccupied with engine over heating problem. Aircraft landed hard, bounced and on touchdown one prop tip struck runway. No other damage to aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF A HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. PILOT RETURNED TO CRAIG AIRPORT AND WAS OVERLY CONCERNED AND PREOCCUPIED WITH ENGINE OVER HEATING PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED AND ON TOUCHDOWN ONE PROP TIP STRUCK RUNWAY. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N6173K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.