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) An experimental glider was performing a winch launch on a new winch. The winch lost power as the glider started to rotate at abt 30-40 feet. The glider made a hard landing collapsing the landing gear. The pilot sustained minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AN EXPERIMENTAL GLIDER WAS PERFORMING A WINCH LAUNCH ON A NEW WINCH. THE WINCH LOST POWER AS THE GLIDER STARTED TO ROTATE AT ABT 30-40 FEET. THE GLIDER MADE A HARD LANDING COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
Other reports on N166JD · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.