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.
During a student solo cross country, the PIC was completing the third landing of three at Easterwood Field. The nose landing gear fork failed at touchdown. Failure of the fork caused the nose landing gear strut assembly to fold aft and subsequent damage to the aircraft NLG strut, firewall, propeller, and associated parts.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, THE PIC WAS COMPLETING THE THIRD LANDING OF THREE AT EASTERWOOD FIELD. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FORK FAILED AT TOUCHDOWN. FAILURE OF THE FORK CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY TO FOLD AFT AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NLG STRUT, FIREWALL, PROPELLER, AND ASSOCIATED PARTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.