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.
Landing at 6500 feet on mccall glacier pilot encountered downdraft on final approach. Aircraft landed short of landing area on rough snowpack. Right ski encountered ice hummock bending ski axel and detaching ski.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING AT 6500 FEET ON MCCALL GLACIER PILOT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH. AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF LANDING AREA ON ROUGH SNOWPACK. RIGHT SKI ENCOUNTERED ICE HUMMOCK BENDING SKI AXEL AND DETACHING SKI.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.