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) Shortly after takeoff the aircraft lost power. The pilot landed the aircraft on a snow machine trail and flipped over after landing. Landing of the aircraft on the snow machine trail resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft. Inspection of the engine revealed that the exhaust pipe had separated from the muffler, allowing flames to burn the surrounding engine parts.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A SNOW MACHINE TRAIL AND FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING. LANDING OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE SNOW MACHINE TRAIL RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE MUFFLER, ALLOWING FLAMES TO BURN THE SURROUNDING ENGINE PARTS.
Other reports on N48027 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.