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.
While practicing takeoffs and landings, on his last approach the pilot stalled the aircraft at approximately 6 feet above the runway, resulting in a hard landing. The nose of the aircraft contacted the runway and the main gear broke, forcing the wing spar to deform and bend up into the cockpit area of the aircraft. The aircraft suffered substantial damage but the occupant was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, ON HIS LAST APPROACH THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE MAIN GEAR BROKE, FORCING THE WING SPAR TO DEFORM AND BEND UP INTO THE COCKPIT AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT THE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.