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.
The aircraft landed on a damp sod runway, struck the nose gear, flipped over and came to rest in an inverted position on the runway. Reportedly, there was a crosswind, which was aggravated by a row of trees along the side of the runway. The wind at gck was reported from 010 degrees at 18, gusting to 26 knots. The pilot made one low pass to see how the winds would affect his aircraft. On the landing approach, the pilot believed he hit turbulance or a downdraft, resulting in the aircraft landing hard on its nose gear. The aircraft had substantial damage to the left wing, the vertical stabilizer and the nose landing gear. The private pilot and his 3 passengers sustained minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
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
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.