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.
Airman landed after hours, tower was closed. During taxi to parking, aircraft landing light began turning on and off. Airman reached down to work landing switch, and during this distraction, ran over taxi lights.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN LANDED AFTER HOURS, TOWER WAS CLOSED. DURING TAXI TO PARKING, AIRCRAFT LANDING LIGHT BEGAN TURNING ON AND OFF. AIRMAN REACHED DOWN TO WORK LANDING SWITCH, AND DURING THIS DISTRACTION, RAN OVER TAXI LIGHTS.
Other reports on N3318E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.