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 pilot of N8048D tried to release the banner by pulling the release lever. The banner would not release. The pilot then decided to attempt a landing with the banner still attached. The banner pulled the tail and the aircraft to the ground. The propeller made contact with the ground and a severe propeller strike occurred. The aircraft and the banner were removed from the runway. The pilot had zero injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF N8048D TRIED TO RELEASE THE BANNER BY PULLING THE RELEASE LEVER. THE BANNER WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING WITH THE BANNER STILL ATTACHED. THE BANNER PULLED THE TAIL AND THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND. THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND A SEVERE PROPELLER STRIKE OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT AND THE BANNER WERE REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT HAD ZERO INJURIES.
Other reports on N8048D · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.