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) Pilot was returning to land after a parachutist drop. Pilot stated he had a 90 degree crosswind and was correcting with aileron when a gust caused the wing to drop and the nose dropped striking the runway with the propeller resulting in minor tip damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS RETURNING TO LAND AFTER A PARACHUTIST DROP. PILOT STATED HE HAD A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND AND WAS CORRECTING WITH AILERON WHEN A GUST CAUSED THE WING TO DROP AND THE NOSE DROPPED STRIKING THE RUNWAY WITH THE PROPELLER RESULTING IN MINOR TIP DAMAGE.
Other reports on N3291U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.