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.
40 Hour student pilot on cross country flight ballooned three times on touchdown last one impacted the runway hard, causing the nosewheel to snap off and the prop to strike the runway. Aircraft then veered left and impacted a snowbank and came to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
40 HOUR STUDENT PILOT ON CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT BALLOONED THREE TIMES ON TOUCHDOWN LAST ONE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY HARD, CAUSING THE NOSEWHEEL TO SNAP OFF AND THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT AND IMPACTED A SNOWBANK AND CAME TO A STOP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.