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 pilot experienced hard landing and porpoised. He did not realize he had a prop strike. Applied power and became airborne, completing two go-arounds to determine control before landing. Firewall damage not discovered until two days later. Additional damage to cabin floor, belly, nose tire/strut, left elevator trailing edge.
Aircraft destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED HARD LANDING AND PORPOISED. HE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD A PROP STRIKE. APPLIED POWER AND BECAME AIRBORNE, COMPLETING TWO GO-AROUNDS TO DETERMINE CONTROL BEFORE LANDING. FIREWALL DAMAGE NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL TWO DAYS LATER. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO CABIN FLOOR, BELLY, NOSE TIRE/STRUT, LEFT ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE.
AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.