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) privacy data omitted pilot was attempting a takeoff on rwy 26 at mkj, when one of the tail wheel springs broke. This caused a loss of directional control, resulting in a ground loop with the rotor blades and propeller blades contacting the runway. NTSB consulted and NTSB advised to classify as an incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF ON RWY 26 AT MKJ, WHEN ONE OF THE TAIL WHEEL SPRINGS BROKE. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP WITH THE ROTOR BLADES AND PROPELLER BLADES CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. NTSB CONSULTED AND NTSB ADVISED TO CLASSIFY AS AN INCIDENT.
Other reports on N503AG · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.