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.
Pilot heard loud banging sound under aircraft. He made a precautionary landing at Rockwood, TN., cut wires and placed light in cockpit, and continued flight. Minor damage reported. This incident was relayed through principal of certificate in AZ.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HEARD LOUD BANGING SOUND UNDER AIRCRAFT. HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT ROCKWOOD, TN., CUT WIRES AND PLACED LIGHT IN COCKPIT, AND CONTINUED FLIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE REPORTED. THIS INCIDENT WAS RELAYED THROUGH PRINCIPAL OF CERTIFICATE IN AZ.