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 landing, the aircraft began to "porpoise" and the pilot was not able to recover before the aircraft nosed into the ground. This was determined to be a pilot induced error causing the nose gear to collapse and sudden engine stoppage with the propeller hitting the ground. No injuries were reported and there was only minor damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO "PORPOISE" AND THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO THE GROUND. THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE A PILOT INDUCED ERROR CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE WITH THE PROPELLER HITTING THE GROUND. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N957UM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.