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) The pilot on landing at Chefornak runway 34 drifted to the left side of the runway, catching the left main gear in the snow berm. This caused the aircraft to be dragged off the runway collapsing the nose gear, causing damage to both wing tips, and the counter balance on the left elevator. The NTSB deemed this damage as substantial. The weather at the time of the accident was 010 at 15KTS gusting to 20KTS and clear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ON LANDING AT CHEFORNAK RUNWAY 34 DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CATCHING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR IN THE SNOW BERM. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE DRAGGED OFF THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH WING TIPS, AND THE COUNTER BALANCE ON THE LEFT ELEVATOR. THE NTSB DEEMED THIS DAMAGE AS SUBSTANTIAL. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 010 AT 15KTS GUSTING TO 20KTS AND CLEAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.