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 February 17. 2002, at approximately 0920 MST a Cessna 172N, N4642J, was substantially damaged during landing at animas air park, Durango, Colorado. The student pilot stated he was performing touch and go landings on runway 19 with a right quartering tailwind. The airplane sustained damage to the landing gear and the underside of the fuselage. The student pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 17. 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 MST A CESSNA 172N, N4642J, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT ANIMAS AIR PARK, DURANGO, COLORADO. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 19 WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.