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.
Soloing gryoplane landing. Wind gusty tipped gyro on its side. Damaged main rotor and prop. (-23)pilot is rated asel. He received a solo sign off by a gyroplane cft on 12/30/98. While conducting a solo landing, a gust of wind pushed the aircraft on its side damaging the main rotor and propeller.
As the FAA filed it
SOLOING GRYOPLANE LANDING. WIND GUSTY TIPPED GYRO ON ITS SIDE. DAMAGED MAIN ROTOR AND PROP. (-23)PILOT IS RATED ASEL. HE RECEIVED A SOLO SIGN OFF BY A GYROPLANE CFT ON 12/30/98. WHILE CONDUCTING A SOLO LANDING, A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS SIDE DAMAGING THE MAIN ROTOR AND PROPELLER.