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.
(-5) A witness stated he noticed the aircraft porpoising up & down on approach somewhat out of control. Aircraft touched down much too hard snapping the nose gear completely off. Aircraft veered off runway in the grass and stopped.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) A WITNESS STATED HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISING UP & DOWN ON APPROACH SOMEWHAT OUT OF CONTROL. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN MUCH TOO HARD SNAPPING THE NOSE GEAR COMPLETELY OFF. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY IN THE GRASS AND STOPPED.
Other reports on N12EX · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.