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 conducting solo flight made approach to land on rw 17. Landed hard on left tire. Aircraft was blown off runway to the left, due to gusty winds and pilot's inability to control it. Aircraft hit PAPI light, destroying it, and causing prop and minor airframe damage.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING SOLO FLIGHT MADE APPROACH TO LAND ON RW 17. LANDED HARD ON LEFT TIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND PILOT'S INABILITY TO CONTROL IT. AIRCRAFT HIT PAPI LIGHT, DESTROYING IT, AND CAUSING PROP AND MINOR AIRFRAME DAMAGE.
Other reports on N8819U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.