20080822843249I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Ripley, OH · August 22, 2008

Date: August 22, 2008 · 17:51 local
Place: Ripley, OH
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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 aircraf is an ultralight, no n registration, pilot no license. Per pilot statement he performed a low approach over river and caught landing gear and nosed into river. Aircraft towed by boat to boat ramp. Aircraft was disassembled and taken to the pilots residence. No injuries. Aircraft sustained minor damage. No further action taken.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAF IS AN ULTRALIGHT, NO N REGISTRATION, PILOT NO LICENSE. PER PILOT STATEMENT HE PERFORMED A LOW APPROACH OVER RIVER AND CAUGHT LANDING GEAR AND NOSED INTO RIVER. AIRCRAFT TOWED BY BOAT TO BOAT RAMP. AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND TAKEN TO THE PILOTS RESIDENCE. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN.