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) This experimental r&d aircraft made a normal landing touchdown after conducting in-flight extreme rudder travel tests. The nosewheel steering malfunctioned during landing rollout. Aircraft left the runway. No injuries. Minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS EXPERIMENTAL R&D AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL LANDING TOUCHDOWN AFTER CONDUCTING IN-FLIGHT EXTREME RUDDER TRAVEL TESTS. THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING MALFUNCTIONED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE.
Other reports on N138BF · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.