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.
(-23) On 09/18/98, 7:30 am at rhodes crop care inc, in Bovina TX. (Private strip) after testing aerial spray pattern with water and dye, aircraft N9492R, upon landing veered off strip to the right and impacted a dirt embankment. The left main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest. No fire and no injuries to the commercial pilot, the sole occupant. No crosswinds were reported. The aircraft is owned and operated by rhodes crop care, inc., of Bovina TX.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 09/18/98, 7:30 AM AT RHODES CROP CARE INC, IN BOVINA TX. (PRIVATE STRIP) AFTER TESTING AERIAL SPRAY PATTERN WITH WATER AND DYE, AIRCRAFT N9492R, UPON LANDING VEERED OFF STRIP TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED A DIRT EMBANKMENT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES TO THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT. NO CROSSWINDS WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY RHODES CROP CARE, INC., OF BOVINA TX.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.