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) On July 20, 2001, an experimental aircraft, an few tf 51, N51HL, sustined minor damage upon landing at Ardmore, Oklahoma, Downtown executive airport. Prior to this flight, during taxi, the left main tire was punctured by a metal staple, allowing the tire to delate during flight. Upon landing, the aircraft veered to the left of the runway, at which time rough terrain stopped the aircraft, damaging the propeller and left main landing gear. The pilot was not injured, and was the only occupant.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 20, 2001, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, AN FEW TF 51, N51HL, SUSTINED MINOR DAMAGE UPON LANDING AT ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA, DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT, DURING TAXI, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS PUNCTURED BY A METAL STAPLE, ALLOWING THE TIRE TO DELATE DURING FLIGHT. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, AT WHICH TIME ROUGH TERRAIN STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT.
Other reports on N51HL · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.