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 stated that approach to Kissimmee Gateway Airport was normal. During landing touchdown aircraft N497SJ bounced a couple of times and pilot performed a go around. Pilot then landed safely and taxied to ramp area. Pilot stated that they were not sure of damages from hard landing so they called their maintenance staff and reported possible damage from hard landing. Maint staff came to ism and inspected the aircraft and determined it was not airworthy. Bent firewall and damage to lower tail surface at tie down hook.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT APPROACH TO KISSIMMEE GATEWAY AIRPORT WAS NORMAL. DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT N497SJ BOUNCED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND. PILOT THEN LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO RAMP AREA. PILOT STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT SURE OF DAMAGES FROM HARD LANDING SO THEY CALLED THEIR MAINTENANCE STAFF AND REPORTED POSSIBLE DAMAGE FROM HARD LANDING. MAINT STAFF CAME TO ISM AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED IT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY. BENT FIREWALL AND DAMAGE TO LOWER TAIL SURFACE AT TIE DOWN HOOK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.