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.
Student over corrected flight controls near the ground. Tail stinger brushed up gravel which contacted tail rotor. Minor damage to tail rotor paddles and stinger.
CFI, privacy data omitted assumed controls landed the aircraft, shut it down and called maintenance. Acft pushed back to hangar for repair.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT OVER CORRECTED FLIGHT CONTROLS NEAR THE GROUND. TAIL STINGER BRUSHED UP GRAVEL WHICH CONTACTED TAIL ROTOR. MINOR DAMAGE TO TAIL ROTOR PADDLES AND STINGER.
CFI, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ASSUMED CONTROLS LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, SHUT IT DOWN AND CALLED MAINTENANCE. ACFT PUSHED BACK TO HANGAR FOR REPAIR.
Other reports on N227FT · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.