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) After a fuel stop, the pilot was taxiing out and after traveling a short distance on the taxiway, the nose started to shimmy and the nose wheel fork broke, and the nose of the aircraft dropped enough to cause a prop strike and left wing tip minor damage. No other damage was reported.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER A FUEL STOP, THE PILOT WAS TAXIING OUT AND AFTER TRAVELING A SHORT DISTANCE ON THE TAXIWAY, THE NOSE STARTED TO SHIMMY AND THE NOSE WHEEL FORK BROKE, AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED ENOUGH TO CAUSE A PROP STRIKE AND LEFT WING TIP MINOR DAMAGE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.
Other reports on N9714X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.