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 departed fresno, claifornia, on a solo cross country flight to Auburn airport, California. The pilot overflew Auburn airport and determined that the wind was light and directly perpendicular to the runway. The pilot attempted an approach and landing to runway 25. On final, the pilot experienced a downdraft and the aircraft developed a high sink rate which resulted in a hard landing. During the landing phase, the aircraft bounced and the nose wheel collapsed. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway and was substantially damaged the pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED FRESNO, CLAIFORNIA, ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO AUBURN AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT OVERFLEW AUBURN AIRPORT AND DETERMINED THAT THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND DIRECTLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 25. ON FINAL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. DURING THE LANDING PHASE, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
Other reports on N2572N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.