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.
9/20/2011: Amended 05/30/2012: at 1607 LCL, a student pilot experienced a hard landing on runway 25 at (mri) Merrill field, Anchorage, AK causing minor damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
9/20/2011: AMENDED 05/30/2012: AT 1607 LCL, A STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT (MRI) MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE, AK CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.