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) During an attempted touch and go landing at Reid Hillview airport runway 31R, citabria N53893 piloted by privacy data omitted drifted to the right into the infield between the parallel runways. The pilot privacy data omitted elected to go-around striking a taxiway sign during his climb out. The impact to the bottom of the aircraft severed the aileron control cables and damaged the aileron bell crank. The aircraft circled Reid Hillview airport several times and was advised by other aircraft in the area they could not see any damage to the landing gear. The pilot advised Reid Hillview (ATC) he would like to continue to San Jose international airport. The aircraft landed at San Jose international without incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING AN ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT RUNWAY 31R, CITABRIA N53893 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE INFIELD BETWEEN THE PARALLEL RUNWAYS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ ELECTED TO GO-AROUND STRIKING A TAXIWAY SIGN DURING HIS CLIMB OUT. THE IMPACT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT SEVERED THE AILERON CONTROL CABLES AND DAMAGED THE AILERON BELL CRANK. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ADVISED BY OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ADVISED REID HILLVIEW (ATC) HE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL WITHOUT INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.