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.
Unable to extend nose gear. Tower advised gear half down. Landed beside runway. Found retract arm broken.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR. TOWER ADVISED GEAR HALF DOWN. LANDED BESIDE RUNWAY. FOUND RETRACT ARM BROKEN.
Other reports on N3182L · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.