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) Pilot stated that just as he rotated for takeoff a "gust" hit the plane and it began drifting off of center line. Pilot was unable to maintain directonal control, veered off runway to the left, and hit a runway light.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT JUST AS HE ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF A "GUST" HIT THE PLANE AND IT BEGAN DRIFTING OFF OF CENTER LINE. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTONAL CONTROL, VEERED OFF RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, AND HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT.
Other reports on N4796E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.