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.
This is a biplane type aircraft. The ailerons are held in place by metal straps. There are two straps for each top aileron. Ten minutes into the flight the inboard strap for the top left aileron broke. The outboard strap kept the aileron from departing the aircraft. The left wing around the airleron sustained damage from the aileron being out of position. Pilot was able to land the aircraft without incident.
As the FAA filed it
THIS IS A BIPLANE TYPE AIRCRAFT. THE AILERONS ARE HELD IN PLACE BY METAL STRAPS. THERE ARE TWO STRAPS FOR EACH TOP AILERON.TEN MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE INBOARD STRAP FOR THE TOP LEFT AILERON BROKE. THE OUTBOARD STRAP KEPT THE AILERON FROM DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING AROUND THE AIRLERON SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM THE AILERON BEING OUT OF POSITION. PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.