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.
The aircraft engine started to sputter on appraoch for landing at rhv. Throtle and carb heat were cycled with no change in engine performance. The aircraft landed fifty feet short of runway 13L and struck a runway light, causing minor damage to the aircraft. M or d to follow once maintenance determines cause.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER ON APPRAOCH FOR LANDING AT RHV. THROTLE AND CARB HEAT WERE CYCLED WITH NO CHANGE IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FIFTY FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 13L AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. M OR D TO FOLLOW ONCE MAINTENANCE DETERMINES CAUSE.