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 entered pattern after determining that the wind indicated that there would be a crosswind landing. Approached at too high an airspeed resulting in excessive float and finally porpoising when pilot attempted to land aircraft. Damaged gear, propellers and empennage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ENTERED PATTERN AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE WIND INDICATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A CROSSWIND LANDING. APPROACHED AT TOO HIGH AN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE FLOAT AND FINALLY PORPOISING WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT. DAMAGED GEAR, PROPELLERS AND EMPENNAGE.
Other reports on N3CF · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.