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.
The student was on a solo flight. He was high and fast on final. When he landed the aircraft he lost control going off of the runway and hitting an airport sign causing minor damage to the aircraft. Ther were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT. HE WAS HIGH AND FAST ON FINAL. WHEN HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT HE LOST CONTROL GOING OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND HITTING AN AIRPORT SIGN CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THER WERE NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N5181A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.