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 CFI onboard confessed that his movement of the gear handle, while the aircraft engines were running with aircraft holding short of an active runway, caused the nose gear to fold. Squat switch failure determined to be technical factor and secondary cause of gear collapse.
As the FAA filed it
THE CFI ONBOARD CONFESSED THAT HIS MOVEMENT OF THE GEAR HANDLE, WHILE THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES WERE RUNNING WITH AIRCRAFT HOLDING SHORT OF AN ACTIVE RUNWAY, CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO FOLD. SQUAT SWITCH FAILURE DETERMINED TO BE TECHNICAL FACTOR AND SECONDARY CAUSE OF GEAR COLLAPSE.