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 the landing on runway 16 the aircraft became airborne (porpoised) then came back down hard on the nose landing gear bending the lower nose strut fork over approximately 90 degrees to the right, the propeller also struck the runway surface damaging the propeller blades.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE (PORPOISED) THEN CAME BACK DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BENDING THE LOWER NOSE STRUT FORK OVER APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT, THE PROPELLER ALSO STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE DAMAGING THE PROPELLER BLADES.
Other reports on N389Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.