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.
09/13/2017-17:40Z- left main gear would not retract after departure, returned and landed RWY18R.
09/14/2017- Made contact with PIC. After returning to knew PIC stated he decided to fly the aircraft from knew to khum for maintenance. Landing gear was not deferred in anyway and no ferry permit had been granted.
Aircraft was inspected and turnbuckle was r&r'ed by hammonds aircraft maintenance.
As the FAA filed it
09/13/2017-17:40Z- LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER DEPARTURE, RETURNED AND LANDED RWY18R.
09/14/2017- MADE CONTACT WITH PIC. AFTER RETURNING TO KNEW PIC STATED HE DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT FROM KNEW TO KHUM FOR MAINTENANCE. LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DEFERRED IN ANYWAY AND NO FERRY PERMIT HAD BEEN GRANTED.
AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND TURNBUCKLE WAS R&R'ED BY HAMMONDS AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE.