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) Pilot departed north las vegas after lunch and while he was enroute to the gyr airport he started feeling some discomfort from stomach cramps. Initially the pilot thought he could make it to gyr and approximately 20 minutes later he realized that he would need to make a landing prior to his destination. Pilot landed at E25 and noticed that the transient ramp was blocked with firefighting equipment. The pilot maneuvered to another spot where he had to spin the aircraft into the parking spot where struck a fixed lightpole. The aircraft had minor damage to the right wing tip.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED NORTH LAS VEGAS AFTER LUNCH AND WHILE HE WAS ENROUTE TO THE GYR AIRPORT HE STARTED FEELING SOME DISCOMFORT FROM STOMACH CRAMPS. INITIALLY THE PILOT THOUGHT HE COULD MAKE IT TO GYR AND APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER HE REALIZED THAT HE WOULD NEED TO MAKE A LANDING PRIOR TO HIS DESTINATION. PILOT LANDED AT E25 AND NOTICED THAT THE TRANSIENT RAMP WAS BLOCKED WITH FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT. THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO ANOTHER SPOT WHERE HE HAD TO SPIN THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE PARKING SPOT WHERE STRUCK A FIXED LIGHTPOLE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP.
Other reports on N5599P · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.