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.
Aircraft was on take-off departure roll. Flaps retracted to zero degrees, aircraft drifts to the right contrary to left rudder input, the right wing tip makes contact with the runway. The pilot noticed the right main landing gear light on the instrument panel was extinguished. Pilot commenced emergency shut down and both crew members evacuated the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAKE-OFF DEPARTURE ROLL. FLAPS RETRACTED TO ZERO DEGREES, AIRCRAFT DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT CONTRARY TO LEFT RUDDER INPUT, THE RIGHT WING TIP MAKES CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT NOTICED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS EXTINGUISHED. PILOT COMMENCED EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN AND BOTH CREW MEMBERS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N283PA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.