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) According to the pilot, he was making his third practice touch and go landing. He felt the wind shift slightly as he turned from base leg to final approach. He aligned the airplane with the runway and approached at 65 KIAS. The airplane dropped, landed hard, and began porpoising before departing the left side of the runway. The left main and nose landing gears were torn off and the fuselage was buckled.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS MAKING HIS THIRD PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDING. HE FELT THE WIND SHIFT SLIGHTLY AS HE TURNED FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL APPROACH. HE ALIGNED THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY AND APPROACHED AT 65 KIAS. THE AIRPLANE DROPPED, LANDED HARD, AND BEGAN PORPOISING BEFORE DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS WERE TORN OFF AND THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.