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) privacy data omitted pilot and owner ronald richardson stated he touched down at 47 knots, applied too much rudder and/or brakes then ground looped. The landing gear collapsed causing substantial damage to the aircraft. Mr. Richardson was not injured and stated he had no excuses.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT AND OWNER RONALD RICHARDSON STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN AT 47 KNOTS, APPLIED TOO MUCH RUDDER AND/OR BRAKES THEN GROUND LOOPED. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. MR. RICHARDSON WAS NOT INJURED AND STATED HE HAD NO EXCUSES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.