What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot-in-command, a certified flight instructor (CFI) wrote, "the student pilot is a qualified solo pilot in this aircraft. The lesson plan for this day was radio navigation to Boquet airport, using radial crosschecks. The student initiated the landing upon arrival and while rolling out, the left main gear struck a small pile of snow causing the aircraft to veer to the left, where upon the propeller came in contact with the snow piled on the edge of the runway." The pilot-in-command called fss at altoona immediately after the incident to inform them that the runway was unsafe due to the snow drifts, and asked that the airport be closed. The incident wouldn't have occurred if the runway had been properly plowed and maintained. Submission of this report closes this incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WROTE, "THE STUDENT PILOT IS A QUALIFIED SOLO PILOT IN THIS AIRCRAFT. THE LESSON PLAN FOR THIS DAY WAS RADIO NAVIGATION TO BOQUET AIRPORT, USING RADIAL CROSSCHECKS. THE STUDENT INITIATED THE LANDING UPON ARRIVAL AND WHILE ROLLING OUT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A SMALL PILE OF SNOW CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT, WHERE UPON THE PROPELLER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SNOW PILED ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY." THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND CALLED FSS AT ALTOONA IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT TO INFORM THEM THAT THE RUNWAY WAS UNSAFE DUE TO THE SNOW DRIFTS, AND ASKED THAT THE AIRPORT BE CLOSED. THE INCIDENT WOULDN'T HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RUNWAY HAD BEEN PROPERLY PLOWED AND MAINTAINED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.
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