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 pilot taxiing aircraft down incline. As aircraft started to drift left of centerline, student locked right brake causing aircraft to veer right, striking an airport directional sign. Slight damage to aircraft wing.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT TAXIING AIRCRAFT DOWN INCLINE. AS AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, STUDENT LOCKED RIGHT BRAKE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT, STRIKING AN AIRPORT DIRECTIONAL SIGN. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WING.
Other reports on N6982W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.