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.
Acft was inbound when it reported striking an eagle at 3000 ft over elliott bay, damage to fuselage. (.19)unscheduled landing due to unknown source of smoke odor from forward cabin. After uneventful landing, determined to be unidentified passenger smoking in lavatory.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS INBOUND WHEN IT REPORTED STRIKING AN EAGLE AT 3000 FT OVER ELLIOTT BAY, DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE. (.19)UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO UNKNOWN SOURCE OF SMOKE ODOR FROM FORWARD CABIN. AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING, DETERMINED TO BE UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER SMOKING IN LAVATORY.
Other reports on N982AS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.