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 takeoff roll, the aircraft experienced a severe shimmy. The pilot aborted the takeoff. Upon braking, the tailwheel assembly collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer to the right and experience a ground loop.
As the FAA filed it
ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SEVERE SHIMMY. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. UPON BRAKING, THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND EXPERIENCE A GROUND LOOP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.