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.
Nose wheel came off as the aircraft rotated for departure on a maintenance check flight. Aircraft returned to the departure airport. The aircraft came to rest on the centerline of the runway in a normal attitude with the nose of the aircraft supported by the nose gear strut and axle assembly.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE WHEEL CAME OFF AS THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED FOR DEPARTURE ON A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY IN A NORMAL ATTITUDE WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SUPPORTED BY THE NOSE GEAR STRUT AND AXLE ASSEMBLY.