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Per 49 CFR 830 (NTSB), the PIC must immediately notify the NTSB of which event?

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Any landing on a grass strip.
Grass-strip landings aren't reportable.
✓ An accident (substantial damage or serious injury).correct
or certain serious incidents. including in-flight fire, flight control malfunction, inability of crew to perform normal duties, structural damage, propeller damage requiring repair, etc. 49 CFR 830.5 lists immediate-notification events: accidents (substantial damage or serious injury), in-flight fires, flight control malfunctions, propeller blade or engine failures requiring more than minor repair, evacuation requiring use of emergency exits, near-collisions requiring evasive action. NTSB Form 6120.1 is filed within 10 days of an accident.
Any unscheduled landing.
Most unscheduled landings aren't reportable.
Any landing more than 30 minutes after planned ETA.
Late ETA isn't an NTSB reportable event.

Why

or certain serious incidents. including in-flight fire, flight control malfunction, inability of crew to perform normal duties, structural damage, propeller damage requiring repair, etc. 49 CFR 830.5 lists immediate-notification events: accidents (substantial damage or serious injury), in-flight fires, flight control malfunctions, propeller blade or engine failures requiring more than minor repair, evacuation requiring use of emergency exits, near-collisions requiring evasive action. NTSB Form 6120.1 is filed within 10 days of an accident.

FAA source: 49 CFR 830.5; 49 CFR 830.5 — Immediate Notificationbrowse the reference library →

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