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) After completing a water landing, the aircraft battery was drained during restart. During the attempted restart, the aircraft drifted towards the shoreline and the right wing flotation device made contact with rocks.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER COMPLETING A WATER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY WAS DRAINED DURING RESTART. DURING THE ATTEMPTED RESTART, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOWARDS THE SHORELINE AND THE RIGHT WING FLOTATION DEVICE MADE CONTACT WITH ROCKS.
Other reports on N521GR · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.