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) Repair station returned to service aircraft N624ME, a Piper PA-31-310 after mx. The left engine cowling opened and remained intact in flight on a flight from mem to hilton head south carolina. Airplane made an emergency landing at kcha. The following investigation revealed that the left cowling inboard lock fasteners were not locked.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) REPAIR STATION RETURNED TO SERVICE AIRCRAFT N624ME, A PIPER PA-31-310 AFTER MX. THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING OPENED AND REMAINED INTACT IN FLIGHT ON A FLIGHT FROM MEM TO HILTON HEAD SOUTH CAROLINA. AIRPLANE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT KCHA. THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT COWLING INBOARD LOCK FASTENERS WERE NOT LOCKED.