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 has stated that he was making a low pass with aircraft equipped with 31" tundra tires over a unapproved runway that was covered with snow. His wheels contacted the snow. When the wheels did hit he attempted to apply full power, but still lost control of the aircraft. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT HAS STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A LOW PASS WITH AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH 31" TUNDRA TIRES OVER A UNAPPROVED RUNWAY THAT WAS COVERED WITH SNOW. HIS WHEELS CONTACTED THE SNOW. WHEN THE WHEELS DID HIT HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY FULL POWER, BUT STILL LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
Other reports on N5489H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.