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.
Pilot was on short final approach to grass strip. The pilot slipped the aircraft to lose altitdude and stated that he experienced a gust of wind or shear that caused the aircraft to lose sudden altitude and drift left causing the left wing to impact several tree limbs. Pilot regained control and landed aircraft safely. Minor damage to upper and lower right wing outboard.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO GRASS STRIP. THE PILOT SLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITDUDE AND STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND OR SHEAR THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE SUDDEN ALTITUDE AND DRIFT LEFT CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO IMPACT SEVERAL TREE LIMBS. PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND LANDED AIRCRAFT SAFELY. MINOR DAMAGE TO UPPER AND LOWER RIGHT WING OUTBOARD.
Other reports on N34321 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.