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.
Narrative: on July 2, 1996, at approximately 1930 EDT a student pilot landed hard on the nose wheel causing it to collapse. The 19 hour pilot sustained no injuries and her solo privileges have been withdrawn pending further instruction.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JULY 2, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 EDT A STUDENT PILOT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. THE 19 HOUR PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND HER SOLO PRIVILEGES HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN PENDING FURTHER INSTRUCTION.