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) On 10/24/07 at 1330 MDT a Cessna 172N, N1422E, landed hard at Grand Junction, CO (gjt). The private pilot and one passenger were not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The accident occurred while making a left downwind to land on runway 29. The tower asked the pilot to make a short approach. The pilot reports that she was a little high at a speed of 65 knots. The aircraft hit hard and rolled to left side of the rwy.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 10/24/07 AT 1330 MDT A CESSNA 172N, N1422E, LANDED HARD AT GRAND JUNCTION, CO (GJT). THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A LEFT DOWNWIND TO LAND ON RUNWAY 29. THE TOWER ASKED THE PILOT TO MAKE A SHORT APPROACH. THE PILOT REPORTS THAT SHE WAS A LITTLE HIGH AT A SPEED OF 65 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD AND ROLLED TO LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.