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 April 8, 2003, at 1545 local time, a Cartercopter gyroplane, N121CC, owned and operated by Cartercopter LLC, of wichita falls Texas, sustained substantial damage during a wheels up landing at the Olney Municipal Airport (ony). The private pilot and flight test engineer were not injured. The research and development flight was operated under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The local flight originated from ony at 15:30. The pilot was counseled on preventing reoccurence.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 8, 2003, AT 1545 LOCAL TIME, A CARTERCOPTER GYROPLANE, N121CC, OWNED AND OPERATED BY CARTERCOPTER LLC, OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A WHEELS UP LANDING AT THE OLNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ONY). THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FLIGHT TEST ENGINEER WERE NOT INJURED. THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ONY AT 15:30. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON PREVENTING REOCCURENCE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.