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 the last skydiver jumped the pilot started his descent and headed back to the airport. The windshield blew-out during his descent. The pilot reported that the aircraft wanted to pitch up throughout the remainder of the flight. The pilot had to keep pushing down the stick to keep the nose from floating up, upon landing the nose gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER THE LAST SKYDIVER JUMPED THE PILOT STARTED HIS DESCENT AND HEADED BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE WINDSHIELD BLEW-OUT DURING HIS DESCENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WANTED TO PITCH UP THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT HAD TO KEEP PUSHING DOWN THE STICK TO KEEP THE NOSE FROM FLOATING UP, UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
Other reports on N5553B · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.