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.
This was a student pilot on his first solo flight. He ballooned while landing and landed on the nose wheel which collapsed. He received additional flights with the chief pilot and other senior instructors.
He subsequently completed his solo and graduated from the flight program.
As the FAA filed it
THIS WAS A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. HE BALLOONED WHILE LANDING AND LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL WHICH COLLAPSED. HE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS WITH THE CHIEF PILOT AND OTHER SENIOR INSTRUCTORS.
HE SUBSEQUENTLY COMPLETED HIS SOLO AND GRADUATED FROM THE FLIGHT PROGRAM.
Other reports on N994DA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.