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) The pilot stated he was landing at Melbourne airport on runway 9R with both main landing gear on the runway when a gust of wind lifted the right wing. The pilot lost directional control of the aircraft hitting precision approach lights and traveling 1500 feet along the left side of the runway before stopping in the grass.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 9R WITH BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR ON THE RUNWAY WHEN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT HITTING PRECISION APPROACH LIGHTS AND TRAVELING 1500 FEET ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE STOPPING IN THE GRASS.
Other reports on N218JA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.