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: during approach to land at bjc the pilot could not get the landing gear to extend fully. After over one hour of attempting to get the gear down & locked. The aircraft sustained minor damage. Onsite investigation revealed a hydraulic line came out of the end fitting. An SDR has been submitted.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING APPROACH TO LAND AT BJC THE PILOT COULD NOT GET THE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND FULLY. AFTER OVER ONE HOUR OF ATTEMPTING TO GET THE GEAR DOWN & LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. ONSITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A HYDRAULIC LINE CAME OUT OF THE END FITTING. AN SDR HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.