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.
N785X, RV7, was cleared to land on runway 36L striking N771N, BE35 on short final with the rv's left wing. Both landed without incident.
As the FAA filed it
N785X, RV7, WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36L STRIKING N771N, BE35 ON SHORT FINAL WITH THE RV'S LEFT WING. BOTH LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.