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.
PIC stated he was practicing some pattern work. Upon landing hard his aircraft flared and a strong head wind shifted the aircraft to the side of the runway. Pilot stated that he was able to cut throttles to slow the aircraft but was unable to control the aircraft as his propeller hit a runway sign causing a sudden stoppage of the engine. He was towed off the side of the runway by ground crew.
Determined to be superficial damage. Not an accident.
As the FAA filed it
PIC STATED HE WAS PRACTICING SOME PATTERN WORK. UPON LANDING HARD HIS AIRCRAFT FLARED AND A STRONG HEAD WIND SHIFTED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO CUT THROTTLES TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AS HIS PROPELLER HIT A RUNWAY SIGN CAUSING A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE. HE WAS TOWED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BY GROUND CREW.
DETERMINED TO BE SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE. NOT AN ACCIDENT.
Other reports on N64204 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.