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) According to the pilot, while gliding approximately 3 miles north of the Blairstown airport, he was caught in a "sink" also known as a down draft, lost lift and was forced to land in a hay field. There was minor damage to the leading edge of both wings, and no reported injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE GLIDING APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH OF THE BLAIRSTOWN AIRPORT, HE WAS CAUGHT IN A "SINK" ALSO KNOWN AS A DOWN DRAFT, LOST LIFT AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A HAY FIELD. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS, AND NO REPORTED INJURIES.
Other reports on N1118S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.