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 states during the night landing he was distracted by a hovering helicopter at the airport. While continuing to scan for the helicopter, he became distracted and failed to review the landing checklist and failed to ensure the gear was down.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATES DURING THE NIGHT LANDING HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A HOVERING HELICOPTER AT THE AIRPORT. WHILE CONTINUING TO SCAN FOR THE HELICOPTER, HE BECAME DISTRACTED AND FAILED TO REVIEW THE LANDING CHECKLIST AND FAILED TO ENSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN.