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.
Mr. Kumaran was on his 5th solo training flight, unsupervised. He stalled in the landing flare, landed hard, breaking the nose gear in the process. Witnesses reported the conditions were 1900 overcast, 10 miles visibility and wind down the runway at 8 knots. His instructor said he had not had prior problems with landings and soloed in a normal amount of training time.
As the FAA filed it
MR. KUMARAN WAS ON HIS 5TH SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT, UNSUPERVISED. HE STALLED IN THE LANDING FLARE, LANDED HARD, BREAKING THE NOSE GEAR IN THE PROCESS. WITNESSES REPORTED THE CONDITIONS WERE 1900 OVERCAST, 10 MILES VISIBILITY AND WIND DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 8 KNOTS. HIS INSTRUCTOR SAID HE HAD NOT HAD PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH LANDINGS AND SOLOED IN A NORMAL AMOUNT OF TRAINING TIME.
Other reports on N68472 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.