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: amended 9-13-96 pilot experienced no safe gear indication, tried to extend landing gear manually. Gear would not extend. Returned to home base (bji) and made gear up emergency landing. Pending m or d from Bemidji aviation maintenance. Pilot received proficiency/currency check from FAA insp. Rich shearman on 09-03-96.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AMENDED 9-13-96 PILOT EXPERIENCED NO SAFE GEAR INDICATION, TRIED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR MANUALLY. GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. RETURNED TO HOME BASE (BJI) AND MADE GEAR UP EMERGENCY LANDING. PENDING M OR D FROM BEMIDJI AVIATION MAINTENANCE. PILOT RECEIVED PROFICIENCY/CURRENCY CHECK FROM FAA INSP. RICH SHEARMAN ON 09-03-96.