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 February 18, 2012 the aicraft was being operated during VMC conditions in cruise flight. Pilot reported fuel seeping into flight deck from fuel quantity gage. Seal on the sight gage failed. Pilot declared an emergency and landed safely without further incident. Pilot/owner builder replaced gages on both sides. No further problems noted.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 18, 2012 THE AICRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED DURING VMC CONDITIONS IN CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT REPORTED FUEL SEEPING INTO FLIGHT DECK FROM FUEL QUANTITY GAGE. SEAL ON THE SIGHT GAGE FAILED. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT/OWNER BUILDER REPLACED GAGES ON BOTH SIDES. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED.