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) The student pilot was on a solo flight and was practicing takeoffs and landings on runway 4L. The winds were reported as variable at 6 knots. While attempting a soft-field takeoff, the aircraft drifted off the left side of the runway and the left aileron and wingtip contacted the ground resulting in minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT AND WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 4L. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS VARIABLE AT 6 KNOTS. WHILE ATTEMPTING A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT AILERON AND WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE.
Other reports on N261FC · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.