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) Left axle assembly attachment bolt broke. Bolt was previously damaged and corroded. Ski and axle assembly detached from landing gear strut while in flight. Pilot initiated emergency landing at fai. Pilot landed a/c with no notable damage to the a/c or landing gear. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) LEFT AXLE ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT BOLT BROKE. BOLT WAS PREVIOUSLY DAMAGED AND CORRODED. SKI AND AXLE ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM LANDING GEAR STRUT WHILE IN FLIGHT. PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY LANDING AT FAI. PILOT LANDED A/C WITH NO NOTABLE DAMAGE TO THE A/C OR LANDING GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N2053U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.