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 said on touch down the nose gear must have been over turned to the left, once the nose gear touched the ground, the aircraft veered left into the grass and came to a stop. No other damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot. Further investigation revealed component faliture due to metal fatigue of the torque tube.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT SAID ON TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE GEAR MUST HAVE BEEN OVER TURNED TO THE LEFT, ONCE THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO THE GRASS AND CAME TO A STOP. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED COMPONENT FALITURE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE OF THE TORQUE TUBE.
Other reports on N201AL · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.