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 was returning from a solo flight for landing at Pottstown Limerick Airport. Just prior to touchdown, a wind gust pushed the aircraft off the centerline and the pilot bounced the aircraft. An oscillation developed and the aircraft bounced approximately 4 times. The firewall had some minor damage. The propeller did not strike the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM A SOLO FLIGHT FOR LANDING AT POTTSTOWN LIMERICK AIRPORT. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, A WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE CENTERLINE AND THE PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT. AN OSCILLATION DEVELOPED AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES. THE FIREWALL HAD SOME MINOR DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER DID NOT STRIKE THE RUNWAY.
Other reports on N6871H · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.