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.
During gear retraction pilot heard a noise from nose gear. Landed gear up. Flat nose strut broke idler bell crank.
As the FAA filed it
DURING GEAR RETRACTION PILOT HEARD A NOISE FROM NOSE GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. FLAT NOSE STRUT BROKE IDLER BELL CRANK.
Other reports on N5731M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.