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.
Student was practicing soft field landings, he stated he did not use proper procedures and after getting airborne lost control of aircraft and hit runway sign. Left wingtip and left stabilator were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD LANDINGS, HE STATED HE DID NOT USE PROPER PROCEDURES AND AFTER GETTING AIRBORNE LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND HIT RUNWAY SIGN. LEFT WINGTIP AND LEFT STABILATOR WERE DAMAGED.