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 stated, while landing runway 29 in King Salmon Alaska, he ground looped his CE-185. Winds were 240 at 20-25. He stated that the airplane skipped a few times before the gear failed, at which point he lost control.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED, WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 29 IN KING SALMON ALASKA, HE GROUND LOOPED HIS CE-185. WINDS WERE 240 AT 20-25. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE SKIPPED A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE GEAR FAILED, AT WHICH POINT HE LOST CONTROL.
Other reports on N4038Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.