What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on March 20, 1995, a pitts, PIS-1, owned and operated by robert higbee while on a pleasure flight, landed at Butte, MT veered off the runway and tipped up on its nose. Visual flight condition prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft damage was limited to the propeller and no injuries resulted. The pilot holds a private pilot certificate; airplane single engine land, instrument rating and commercial privileges, glider. The flight originated at missoula, MT on March 20, 1995 at about 1430 mountain time. Inspection of the wheels and brakes by a certificated aircraft mechanic revealed the wheel pants and brake assemblies were full of mud and dirt. The brakes had to be pried apart for inspection. This investigation and report are closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 20, 1995, A PITTS, PIS-1, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ROBERT HIGBEE WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT, LANDED AT BUTTE, MT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND TIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE. VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITION PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND NO INJURIES RESULTED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE; AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND, INSTRUMENT RATING AND COMMERCIAL PRIVILEGES, GLIDER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MISSOULA, MT ON MARCH 20, 1995 AT ABOUT 1430 MOUNTAIN TIME. INSPECTION OF THE WHEELS AND BRAKES BY A CERTIFICATED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC REVEALED THE WHEEL PANTS AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE FULL OF MUD AND DIRT. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PRIED APART FOR INSPECTION. THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ARE CLOSED.
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