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.
While intended to pick up a banner, encountered a wind draft and ended up picking up the banner with the main landing gear. When he was landing the aircraft, the banner got stuck on the run way lights and snapped, causing the aircraft to make a nose dive on the run way creating a propeller strike and engine came to a complete stop. Aircraft propeller was bent, fuel control base cracked and air filters crushed.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE INTENDED TO PICK UP A BANNER, ENCOUNTERED A WIND DRAFT AND ENDED UP PICKING UP THE BANNER WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. WHEN HE WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT, THE BANNER GOT STUCK ON THE RUN WAY LIGHTS AND SNAPPED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE A NOSE DIVE ON THE RUN WAY CREATING A PROPELLER STRIKE AND ENGINE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AIRCRAFT PROPELLER WAS BENT, FUEL CONTROL BASE CRACKED AND AIR FILTERS CRUSHED.
Other reports on N2875D · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.