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.
PIC statement: on June 16, 2023, I was approaching Bullhead airport, prepared to land. Air temperature was about 84 deg. F. the wind was at approximately 23 knots, gusting to 34 knots, runway 34. My approach speed was about 61 knots. At a height of about ten feet, the plane lost lift. We had a hard landing, causing the nose gear to collapse and the propeller was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
PIC STATEMENT: ON JUNE 16, 2023, I WAS APPROACHING BULLHEAD AIRPORT, PREPARED TO LAND. AIR TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 84 DEG. F. THE WIND WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 23 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 34 KNOTS, RUNWAY 34. MY APPROACH SPEED WAS ABOUT 61 KNOTS. AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT TEN FEET, THE PLANE LOST LIFT. WE HAD A HARD LANDING, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED.
Other reports on N172PE · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.