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 4/5/2012 at approximately 1330 local time, privacy data omitted (pilot in command of N6871H) was performing a landing on runway 28 at Pottstown heritage field (kptw). privacy data omitted Stated that the approach appeared normal and that the aircraft bounced on landing. In an effort to salvage the landing, privacy data omitted conducted a go-around and in doing so, inadvertently selected the flaps from 30-0 all at once. The aircraft lost lift, drifted well to the left of runway 28 and landed in the brush. Substantial damage occurred to the aircraft. Pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON 4/5/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PILOT IN COMMAND OF N6871H) WAS PERFORMING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AT POTTSTOWN HERITAGE FIELD (KPTW). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE APPROACH APPEARED NORMAL AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING. IN AN EFFORT TO SALVAGE THE LANDING, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONDUCTED A GO-AROUND AND IN DOING SO, INADVERTENTLY SELECTED THE FLAPS FROM 30-0 ALL AT ONCE. THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT, DRIFTED WELL TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 28 AND LANDED IN THE BRUSH. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.