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.
Upon landing to the Petaluma Airport the pilot reported he was a little fast and bounced the aircraft during landing. He stated his reaction was to pull back on the yoke, which caused the aircraft to pitch up and stall. The aircraft landed hard on the nose landing gear and the gear clasped causing the aircraft to veer off the right side of the runway. The propeller struck the runway bending both blades back over the engine cowling. The pilot was taken to the hospital, examined, and released with a compressed spine according to the doctor who examined the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
UPON LANDING TO THE PETALUMA AIRPORT THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS A LITTLE FAST AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. HE STATED HIS REACTION WAS TO PULL BACK ON THE YOKE, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH UP AND STALL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE GEAR CLASPED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY BENDING BOTH BLADES BACK OVER THE ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, EXAMINED, AND RELEASED WITH A COMPRESSED SPINE ACCORDING TO THE DOCTOR WHO EXAMINED THE PILOT.
Other reports on N3694N · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.