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 a reposition flight to msp, the first officer began to pull back on the control column for the landing flare and found it to be jammed. He advised the captain and both pilots then attempted to pull back on the control column. The captain reported hearing a "thud" as the control columns broke free. The aircraft landed safely.
As the FAA filed it
ON A REPOSITION FLIGHT TO MSP, THE FIRST OFFICER BEGAN TO PULL BACK ON THE CONTROL COLUMN FOR THE LANDING FLARE AND FOUND IT TO BE JAMMED. HE ADVISED THE CAPTAIN AND BOTH PILOTS THEN ATTEMPTED TO PULL BACK ON THE CONTROL COLUMN. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED HEARING A "THUD" AS THE CONTROL COLUMNS BROKE FREE.THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.
Other reports on N371CA · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.