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.
The aircraft departed runway 13 at the Ames, IA airport for a flight to wilmar, MN. Shortly after takeoff the engine began to run rough and the cylinder temperature was high so the pilot elected to return to Ames. The pilot did not extend the landing gear prior to landing and the aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot stated he forgot to extend the gear.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 AT THE AMES, IA AIRPORT FOR A FLIGHT TO WILMAR, MN. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THE CYLINDER TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO AMES. THE PILOT DID NOT EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR.