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 landing on an unimproved strip that he had landed at 5 times previously. He had walked the strip prior to first landing, winds had changed and caught a strong crosswing generated by the cliffs nearby. Caused a rotor and tipped the plane up at a point where a go-around could not be initiated.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON AN UNIMPROVED STRIP THAT HE HAD LANDED AT 5 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. HE HAD WALKED THE STRIP PRIOR TO FIRST LANDING, WINDS HAD CHANGED AND CAUGHT A STRONG CROSSWING GENERATED BY THE CLIFFS NEARBY. CAUSED A ROTOR AND TIPPED THE PLANE UP AT A POINT WHERE A GO-AROUND COULD NOT BE INITIATED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.