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 July 23, 2022 at approximately 18:54 local time, the pilot of command of privacy data omitted, a fixed wing single engine experimental amateur built amphibian aircraft, landed hard and came to a rest in a fence on a service road, while attempting to land in the grass area before runway 11 at the Merritt Island Airport, Florida. The pilot experienced serious injuries and the aircraft was substantially damaged. VMC conditions were reported at the time of the accident with the wind from approximately 130 degrees at 8 knots and the visibility at least 10 statute miles.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 23, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:54 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF COMMAND OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A FIXED WING SINGLE ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT, LANDED HARD AND CAME TO A REST IN A FENCE ON A SERVICE ROAD, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN THE GRASS AREA BEFORE RUNWAY 11 AT THE MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT, FLORIDA. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VMC CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH THE WIND FROM APPROXIMATELY 130 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS AND THE VISIBILITY AT LEAST 10 STATUTE MILES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.