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) Student pilot took off to accomplish cross country flight. He was unable to establish radio contact to open flight plan and elected to return to the airport. During landing in a crosswind, he ran off the side of the runway and struck a runway/taxiway identification sign causing minor damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF TO ACCOMPLISH CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE WAS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT TO OPEN FLIGHT PLAN AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. DURING LANDING IN A CROSSWIND, HE RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY/TAXIWAY IDENTIFICATION SIGN CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N51580 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.