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.
On landing runway 30 in Brainerd, NM (kbrd) N3970G landed hard breaking left main wheel truck at rear of amphipian float creasing skin on empennage on three sides halfway back to tail and bending left flap. Substantial damage to structure sustained.
As the FAA filed it
ON LANDING RUNWAY 30 IN BRAINERD, NM (KBRD) N3970G LANDED HARD BREAKING LEFT MAIN WHEEL TRUCK AT REAR OF AMPHIPIAN FLOAT CREASING SKIN ON EMPENNAGE ON THREE SIDES HALFWAY BACK TO TAIL AND BENDING LEFT FLAP. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE SUSTAINED.