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) Student pilot was on solo flight. During landing phase nose landing gear sheared off top portion of fork arms, caused minor skin damage (tear) on left horizontal leading edge and left aft. Fuselage skin abrasion. Propeller struck ground when nose gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON SOLO FLIGHT. DURING LANDING PHASE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF TOP PORTION OF FORK ARMS, CAUSED MINOR SKIN DAMAGE (TEAR) ON LEFT HORIZONTAL LEADING EDGE AND LEFT AFT. FUSELAGE SKIN ABRASION. PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND WHEN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
Other reports on N5538M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.