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.
On January 28, 2015, the RV-6A experienced a hard landing at Spartanburg, SC at approximately 1311 local time. The aircraft had damage to the nose gear and could not be moved to the ramp area under its own power.
The pilot stated that during flare out that he saw a dust devil and that it lifted the aircraft up and then dropped as the dust devil disappeared.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 28, 2015, THE RV-6A EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT SPARTANBURG, SC AT APPROXIMATELY 1311 LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND COULD NOT BE MOVED TO THE RAMP AREA UNDER ITS OWN POWER.
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING FLARE OUT THAT HE SAW A DUST DEVIL AND THAT IT LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT UP AND THEN DROPPED AS THE DUST DEVIL DISAPPEARED.