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) Upon landing, the homebuilt's tail wheel developed a shimmy; the ensuing vibrations caused both springs on the tail wheel to depart the aircraft which caused a ground loop. The left main landing gear then folded underneath the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON LANDING, THE HOMEBUILT'S TAIL WHEEL DEVELOPED A SHIMMY; THE ENSUING VIBRATIONS CAUSED BOTH SPRINGS ON THE TAIL WHEEL TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT WHICH CAUSED A GROUND LOOP. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN FOLDED UNDERNEATH THE FUSELAGE.
Other reports on N29T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.