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 student pilot, privacy data omitted made a hard landing, at San Martin airport (E16) in a light sport aircraft (sportstar plus) N917LA. The nose wheel tire and propeller of the aircraft were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A HARD LANDING, AT SAN MARTIN AIRPORT (E16) IN A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT (SPORTSTAR PLUS) N917LA. THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE AND PROPELLER OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE DAMAGED.
Other reports on N917LA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.