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) Student pilot had been practicing touch and go landings. While attempting to taxi back to the runway the pilot turned onto a road near the terminal thinking it was a taxiway. The left wing contacted a pole causing the aircraft to veer into the building. The propeller, spinner and engine mount received minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT HAD BEEN PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI BACK TO THE RUNWAY THE PILOT TURNED ONTO A ROAD NEAR THE TERMINAL THINKING IT WAS A TAXIWAY. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A POLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER INTO THE BUILDING. THE PROPELLER, SPINNER AND ENGINE MOUNT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.
Other reports on N4711H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.