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 misjudged the landing, hitting the main wheel very hard and sliding off the runway. The main wheel broke, two propeller blades broke and one wing tip was damaged. Inspectors determined it was an incident. A tower controller at Paine field stated that this pilot has had many problems landing this aircraft on past attempts.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING, HITTING THE MAIN WHEEL VERY HARD AND SLIDING OFF THE RUNWAY. THE MAIN WHEEL BROKE, TWO PROPELLER BLADES BROKE AND ONE WING TIP WAS DAMAGED. INSPECTORS DETERMINED IT WAS AN INCIDENT. A TOWER CONTROLLER AT PAINE FIELD STATED THAT THIS PILOT HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS LANDING THIS AIRCRAFT ON PAST ATTEMPTS.
Other reports on N229WC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.