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.
N5749M, a M20J, landed gear up after making a night approach to landing on runway 36 at Apple Valley Airport on October 24, 2016 at approximately 0615 PDT. Damage to N5749M indicates that the landing gear was still in transit and not fully extended when N5749M touched down on the runway.
As the FAA filed it
N5749M, A M20J, LANDED GEAR UP AFTER MAKING A NIGHT APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 24, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 0615 PDT. DAMAGE TO N5749M INDICATES THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL IN TRANSIT AND NOT FULLY EXTENDED WHEN N5749M TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY.