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.
privacy data omitted Attempted to leave hunting camp at a small private strip with ice and snow covering the ground. On takeoff the aircraft hit a large dip in the runway and became airborne, this sent the aircraft to the side of the strip, struck the ground and nosed over.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE HUNTING CAMP AT A SMALL PRIVATE STRIP WITH ICE AND SNOW COVERING THE GROUND. ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LARGE DIP IN THE RUNWAY AND BECAME AIRBORNE, THIS SENT THE AIRCRAFT TO THE SIDE OF THE STRIP, STRUCK THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER.
Other reports on N5540A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.