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) Pilot stated that the Durango-laplata airport was closed due to an airplane on the runway so he diverted to Animas airpark. While on final, he was hit by a downdraft that slammed his aircraft to the runway, causing the aircraft to bounce. The wooden propeller was destroyed. As the aircraft settled to the runway, the landing gear was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE DURANGO-LAPLATA AIRPORT WAS CLOSED DUE TO AN AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY SO HE DIVERTED TO ANIMAS AIRPARK. WHILE ON FINAL, HE WAS HIT BY A DOWNDRAFT THAT SLAMMED HIS AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE. THE WOODEN PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED. AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY, THE LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED.