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.
On August 21, 2011, at approximately 1230 MDT, a Cessna 185, N61609, registered to the operator encountered a left wing ground strike while landing at the Polson airport. VMC conditions, light winds with gusts. The pilot was the sole occupant and was uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 21, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 MDT, A CESSNA 185, N61609, REGISTERED TO THE OPERATOR ENCOUNTERED A LEFT WING GROUND STRIKE WHILE LANDING AT THE POLSON AIRPORT. VMC CONDITIONS, LIGHT WINDS WITH GUSTS. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.