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: N228AM, a scheduled cargo flight, operating under CFR14, part 135, was on approach to Denver, Colorado when the pilot reported the windshield had shattered due to a bird strike. Upon inspection after landing, it was determined that a bird strike had not occurred. Only the inner pane of the windshield had shattered. Aircraft ferried to operators' home base for repair.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: N228AM, A SCHEDULED CARGO FLIGHT, OPERATING UNDER CFR14, PART 135, WAS ON APPROACH TO DENVER, COLORADO WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDSHIELD HAD SHATTERED DUE TO A BIRD STRIKE. UPON INSPECTION AFTER LANDING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A BIRD STRIKE HAD NOT OCCURRED. ONLY THE INNER PANE OF THE WINDSHIELD HAD SHATTERED. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO OPERATORS' HOME BASE FOR REPAIR.
Other reports on N228AM · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.