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) While operating in local traffic pattern, sliding portion of left side cabin window began working loose from frame. Pilot attempted landing while holding onto window to prevent loss from airframe resulting in loss of directional control and ground loop. Aircraft struck runway light. Runway light damaged. Aircraft received minor damage to fabric on left lower side of fuselage adjacent to horizontal stabilizer and rudder post.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE OPERATING IN LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN, SLIDING PORTION OF LEFT SIDE CABIN WINDOW BEGAN WORKING LOOSE FROM FRAME. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING WHILE HOLDING ONTO WINDOW TO PREVENT LOSS FROM AIRFRAME RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT. RUNWAY LIGHT DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO FABRIC ON LEFT LOWER SIDE OF FUSELAGE ADJACENT TO HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER POST.
Other reports on N4462E · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.