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.
Minor damage occurred when a sport pilot operation an experimental rans S-65 kit airplane mishandled the flight controls and landed on the nose gear. Aircraft damage was limited to the nose gear, and propeller. The 75 year old sport pilot was the sole occupant and there were no injuries. An FAA inspector has counseled Mr. Cary and he has agreed to obtain additional flight training.
As the FAA filed it
MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN A SPORT PILOT OPERATION AN EXPERIMENTAL RANS S-65 KIT AIRPLANE MISHANDLED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR, AND PROPELLER. THE 75 YEAR OLD SPORT PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN FAA INSPECTOR HAS COUNSELED MR. CARY AND HE HAS AGREED TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL FLIGHT TRAINING.