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.
Solo student landed hard and nose gear axle bolt broke. Nose wheel separated as student went around.
As the FAA filed it
SOLO STUDENT LANDED HARD AND NOSE GEAR AXLE BOLT BROKE. NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED AS STUDENT WENT AROUND.
Other reports on N49431 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.