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.
Aircraft departed shady airport (X49) enrout to Dunnellon airport 9X35) for landing practice. Abort first landing due to bounce second landing slight bounce after touchdown at excessive speed regained pitch control and continued landing and rollout. Aircraft veered left pilot corrected to right with rudder. And aircraft finally departed right side of runway out of control lboth left wings broken 3/4 span, right upper wing outboard third of leading edge/fwd spar damaged and prop damaged. Aircraft stopped standing on the nose. Instructor exited. Aircraft had to be pulled down with vehicle to normal attitude for pilot to exit.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SHADY AIRPORT (X49) ENROUT TO DUNNELLON AIRPORT 9X35) FOR LANDING PRACTICE. ABORT FIRST LANDING DUE TO BOUNCE SECOND LANDING SLIGHT BOUNCE AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT EXCESSIVE SPEED REGAINED PITCH CONTROL AND CONTINUED LANDING AND ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT PILOT CORRECTED TO RIGHT WITH RUDDER. AND AIRCRAFT FINALLY DEPARTED RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY OUT OF CONTROL LBOTH LEFT WINGS BROKEN 3/4 SPAN, RIGHT UPPER WING OUTBOARD THIRD OF LEADING EDGE/FWD SPAR DAMAGED AND PROP DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT STOPPED STANDING ON THE NOSE. INSTRUCTOR EXITED. AIRCRAFT HAD TO BE PULLED DOWN WITH VEHICLE TO NORMAL ATTITUDE FOR PILOT TO EXIT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.