FAA incident report · Cirrus SR20 · Santa Ana, CA · October 31, 2004
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot stated that he had a hard landing. He added power but hit even harder the second time, shearing off the nose gear.
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A HARD LANDING. HE ADDED POWER BUT HIT EVEN HARDER THE SECOND TIME, SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR.