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.
(-23) While landing on runway nine right at Lakeland linder regional airport, Lakeland, Florida, for the purpose of attending the sun 'n fun fly-in, the pilot of N2396M inadvertently made a hard landing, causing the nose gear of the experimental aircraft to collapse. The pilot was not injured, and the aircraft sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY NINE RIGHT AT LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTENDING THE SUN 'N FUN FLY-IN, THE PILOT OF N2396M INADVERTENTLY MADE A HARD LANDING, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT TO COLLAPSE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.