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.
NTSB# ANC09CA027 ptrs# AL01200902135PILOT landed on Iniakuk Lake which was snow coverd with drifts. The aircraft impacted a drift which took the skis off the gear and bent the left landing gear aft.
As the FAA filed it
NTSB# ANC09CA027 PTRS# AL01200902135PILOT LANDED ON INIAKUK LAKE WHICH WAS SNOW COVERD WITH DRIFTS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A DRIFT WHICH TOOK THE SKIS OFF THE GEAR AND BENT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR AFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.