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.
(-5)Nose gear collapsed from contacting a hard snow berm on ramp while relocating. Nightime and blowing snow with the icy ramp were contributing factors. Slight damage to the belly skin from nosewheel that sheared fork attach bolts. Prop had slight damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FROM CONTACTING A HARD SNOW BERM ON RAMP WHILE RELOCATING. NIGHTIME AND BLOWING SNOW WITH THE ICY RAMP WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKIN FROM NOSEWHEEL THAT SHEARED FORK ATTACH BOLTS. PROP HAD SLIGHT DAMAGE.
Other reports on N1549U · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.