What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)May 1, 2001, approximately 1030 MDT a Dehavilland DHC-6-300, N49SJ, registered to and operated by the department of interior as a public use aircraft was substantially damaged when the aircraft veered off the runway at Star parachute airport, Star, Idaho. The substantial damage occurred when the nose gear assembly was sheared off due to collision with terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. Neither the pilot nor the passenger were injured. The flight originated from boise municipal at 1015 MDT and was for the purpose of smoke jumper training.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)MAY 1, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1030 MDT A DEHAVILLAND DHC-6-300, N49SJ, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AT STAR PARACHUTE AIRPORT, STAR, IDAHO. THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS SHEARED OFF DUE TO COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BOISE MUNICIPAL AT 1015 MDT AND WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SMOKE JUMPER TRAINING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.