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) N4346G was on takeoff roll on rwy 36 when the nose wheel collapsed. Examination of the nose wheel by the pilot/builder revealed a defective weld where the post is welded to the fork.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N4346G WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL ON RWY 36 WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE WHEEL BY THE PILOT/BUILDER REVEALED A DEFECTIVE WELD WHERE THE POST IS WELDED TO THE FORK.