What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Airman landed runway 21 at night. Aircraft only has landing/taxi lights on left wing. A right turn was initiated into darkness and shortly thereafter, aircraft slid into a ditch and caused substantial damage. Damage was confirmed by airport manager/a&p.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRMAN LANDED RUNWAY 21 AT NIGHT. AIRCRAFT ONLY HAS LANDING/TAXI LIGHTS ON LEFT WING. A RIGHT TURN WAS INITIATED INTO DARKNESS AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AIRCRAFT SLID INTO A DITCH AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. DAMAGE WAS CONFIRMED BY AIRPORT MANAGER/A&P.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N4835F · 1
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