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 touchdown the aircraft entered a ground loop due to strong wind gust. No passengers, no injuries, no prop strike, no engine stoppage, no wing strike. Visible damage to aircraft with cracked windshield and wrinkled belly skin.
As the FAA filed it
DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A GROUND LOOP DUE TO STRONG WIND GUST. NO PASSENGERS, NO INJURIES, NO PROP STRIKE, NO ENGINE STOPPAGE, NO WING STRIKE. VISIBLE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WITH CRACKED WINDSHIELD AND WRINKLED BELLY SKIN.
Other reports on N3888C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.