What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident was not reported at the time of occurrence. The aircraft accident was discovered more than 60 days after its occurrence via a hotline complaint. privacy data omitted Was one of several aircraft participating in a civil air patrol (cap) national flight academy event where cap cadets receive flight instruction and gain flight hours towards their private pilot license. The accident occurred on 06/23/2024 during a training flight. The aircraft received damage to the lower firewall, floorboards, firewall/floorboard stiffener supports, floorboard stringers and horizontal stabilizer. The cap has a maintenance issue reporting system. An entry was made in the maintenance issue reporting system on 06/23/2024 stating that a porpoise event struck the tail of the aircraft and broke off the tail tiedown ring. Due to the nature of the national flight academy event the person operating the aircraft at the time of the accident is not known. Estimated repair for the damage is $40,000.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE. THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WAS DISCOVERED MORE THAN 60 DAYS AFTER ITS OCCURRENCE VIA A HOTLINE COMPLAINT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ONE OF SEVERAL AIRCRAFT PARTICIPATING IN A CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP) NATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY EVENT WHERE CAP CADETS RECEIVE FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AND GAIN FLIGHT HOURS TOWARDS THEIR PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 06/23/2024 DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FIREWALL, FLOORBOARDS, FIREWALL/FLOORBOARD STIFFENER SUPPORTS, FLOORBOARD STRINGERS AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE CAP HAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE REPORTING SYSTEM. AN ENTRY WAS MADE IN THE MAINTENANCE ISSUE REPORTING SYSTEM ON 06/23/2024 STATING THAT A PORPOISE EVENT STRUCK THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BROKE OFF THE TAIL TIEDOWN RING. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE NATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY EVENT THE PERSON OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IS NOT KNOWN. ESTIMATED REPAIR FOR THE DAMAGE IS $40,000.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.