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 take off, the pilot retracted the gear and heard a popping sound and nose gear light failed to light. Pilot returned to the airport with gear switch in the down position. The nose gear down light failed to illuminate. The pilot stated he tried to shake the nose gear down, to no avail, so he landed with only the main gear down and locked.
As the FAA filed it
ON TAKE OFF, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR AND HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND NOSE GEAR LIGHT FAILED TO LIGHT. PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WITH GEAR SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT STATED HE TRIED TO SHAKE THE NOSE GEAR DOWN, TO NO AVAIL, SO HE LANDED WITH ONLY THE MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.