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)Westerly State Airport, Westerly, RI, runway 25. Upon landing, nose wheel broke off of nose landing gear at base to strut. Aircraft propeller struck runway several times before causing engine to stop. Minor damage to nose landing gear and belly of aircraft just aft nose gear. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)WESTERLY STATE AIRPORT, WESTERLY, RI, RUNWAY 25. UPON LANDING, NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF OF NOSE LANDING GEAR AT BASE TO STRUT. AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP. MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR AND BELLY OF AIRCRAFT JUST AFT NOSE GEAR. NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N115AZ · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.