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) Mr. Gordon engaged the autopilot inadvertently while enriching the mixture in preparation for landing. He was unaware that he engaged the autopilot and thought he had a flight control malfunction, and therefore landed with the autopilot on. There was no damage to the aircraft nor was Mr. Gordon injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. GORDON ENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT INADVERTENTLY WHILE ENRICHING THE MIXTURE IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. HE WAS UNAWARE THAT HE ENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT AND THOUGHT HE HAD A FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION, AND THEREFORE LANDED WITH THE AUTOPILOT ON. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOR WAS MR. GORDON INJURED.