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 June 20, 2012, N65MA, a Valentin taifun 17E, sustained minor damage when the nose landing gear collapsed on landing at the Moriarty, NM municipal airport (0E0). The local flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91 visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the flight and a VFR flight plan had not been filed. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 20, 2012, N65MA, A VALENTIN TAIFUN 17E, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AT THE MORIARTY, NM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (0E0). THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED.
Other reports on N65MA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.