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) After annual inspection, Mr. Sardegna test hopped his aircraft from Merrill field. After landing, he reached to retract the flaps but inadvertently hit the gear up lever causing the nose gear and right gear to retract. A&P privacy data omitted was present at the scene and noted damage to the prop, nose gear and nose gear doors only.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION, MR. SARDEGNA TEST HOPPED HIS AIRCRAFT FROM MERRILL FIELD. AFTER LANDING, HE REACHED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS BUT INADVERTENTLY HIT THE GEAR UP LEVER CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT GEAR TO RETRACT. A&P ^PRIVACY D^ WAS PRESENT AT THE SCENE AND NOTED DAMAGE TO THE PROP, NOSE GEAR AND NOSE GEAR DOORS ONLY.