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.
Butch wilson of the NTSB said refering to the tail scrape that it was not reportable as an accident unless significant structural damage occurred. He further stated that would mean warping/damage to pressure bulkhead, as an example, and specifically excluded skin/stringer damage/repair.
As the FAA filed it
BUTCH WILSON OF THE NTSB SAID REFERING TO THE TAIL SCRAPE THAT IT WAS NOT REPORTABLE AS AN ACCIDENT UNLESS SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT WOULD MEAN WARPING/DAMAGE TO PRESSURE BULKHEAD, AS AN EXAMPLE, AND SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED SKIN/STRINGER DAMAGE/REPAIR.
Other reports on N165US · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.