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.
N150TH, CE-172, landed hard at marthas Vineyard runway 33, at 10:47EDT, 10/09/10 hitting a runway light. The aircraft received damage to the front of the elevator and wheel skirt. No injuries. Aircraft taxied to the ramp without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
N150TH, CE-172, LANDED HARD AT MARTHAS VINEYARD RUNWAY 33, AT 10:47EDT, 10/09/10 HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE ELEVATOR AND WHEEL SKIRT. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.