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) Cfi/pic stated he took over controls from student because of increasingly steep approach angle. Encountered low rotor RPM. Gusty crosswind gave insufficient time to correct prior to hard landing. Minor damage to main mast fairing and wrinkled skins 3 1/2 from root of rotor blades.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) CFI/PIC STATED HE TOOK OVER CONTROLS FROM STUDENT BECAUSE OF INCREASINGLY STEEP APPROACH ANGLE. ENCOUNTERED LOW ROTOR RPM. GUSTY CROSSWIND GAVE INSUFFICIENT TIME TO CORRECT PRIOR TO HARD LANDING. MINOR DAMAGE TO MAIN MAST FAIRING AND WRINKLED SKINS 3 1/2 FROM ROOT OF ROTOR BLADES.
Other reports on N522SA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.