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) Pilot stated, prior to touch down: strong winds appeared to cause the aircraft to begin porpoising approximately three times. Pilot stated the aircraft touched down hard, causing the nose gear to collapse and the aircraft to skid 15 feet on rwy 31L centerline.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED, PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN: STRONG WINDS APPEARED TO CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO BEGIN PORPOISING APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID 15 FEET ON RWY 31L CENTERLINE.
Other reports on N5875 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.