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: solo student pilot was practicing take offs and landings in a crosswind when he lost control on touchdown, striking a sign on the side of the runway (09). Aircraft became airborne again and inspection from the tower revealed that the left main landing gear was missing. The aircraft circled until ARFF personnel arrived and landed runway 09. Aircraft came to rest left of runway 09 3500 ft. from approach end. Damage was limited to left landing gear assembly and skin damage to underside of left wing and flap assembly.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS IN A CROSSWIND WHEN HE LOST CONTROL ON TOUCHDOWN, STRIKING A SIGN ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY (09). AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND INSPECTION FROM THE TOWER REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED UNTIL ARFF PERSONNEL ARRIVED AND LANDED RUNWAY 09. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST LEFT OF RUNWAY 09 3500 FT. FROM APPROACH END. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO LEFT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND SKIN DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF LEFT WING AND FLAP ASSEMBLY.
Other reports on N9221D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.