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) Airman reports to FSDO that he "muscled" the aircraft to the ground in a strong crosswind (greater than 15 knots) rather than going around and as a result scraped the wing, causing only superficial damage, maintenance agrees no structural damage resulted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRMAN REPORTS TO FSDO THAT HE "MUSCLED" THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND IN A STRONG CROSSWIND (GREATER THAN 15 KNOTS) RATHER THAN GOING AROUND AND AS A RESULT SCRAPED THE WING, CAUSING ONLY SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE, MAINTENANCE AGREES NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE RESULTED.
Other reports on N4512C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.