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.
Aircraft departed 3AU heading south to rvs and climbed to 3000 ft when the engine began running rough and stopped. The pilot performed a 180° turn back to 3AU, landed downwind at approximately 100 knots and 300 ft. at the north end of the runway. The aircraft skidded off runway, hit a ditch which collapsed the nose gear.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 3AU HEADING SOUTH TO RVS AND CLIMBED TO 3000 FT WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND STOPPED. THE PILOT PERFORMED A 180° TURN BACK TO 3AU, LANDED DOWNWIND AT APPROXIMATELY 100 KNOTS AND 300 FT. AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY, HIT A DITCH WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.
Other reports on N81360 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.