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 a soft field landing set up sequence, when the gear was extended, the pilot reported that the third green (nose gear) did not illuminate. On a subsequent tower fly by, the tower observed that the nose gear was about half way down and the main gear about 45 degrees down. After circling the field for about 2 hours, upon landing the nose gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
ON A SOFT FIELD LANDING SET UP SEQUENCE, WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE THIRD GREEN (NOSE GEAR) DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ON A SUBSEQUENT TOWER FLY BY, THE TOWER OBSERVED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN AND THE MAIN GEAR ABOUT 45 DEGREES DOWN. AFTER CIRCLING THE FIELD FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS, UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.