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.
On the 3rd test flight they (aircraft and pilot) were landing at Spanish Fork, a cross wind caught the aircraft in the flare, lost control and got both wing tips and broke the nose wheel off. Aircraft came to a stop off the side of the runway. No injuries
As the FAA filed it
ON THE 3RD TEST FLIGHT THEY (AIRCRAFT AND PILOT) WERE LANDING AT SPANISH FORK, A CROSS WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FLARE, LOST CONTROL AND GOT BOTH WING TIPS AND BROKE THE NOSE WHEEL OFF. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES
Other reports on N145WT · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.