What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot flying at 4500 feet, communicating with wilkes-barre approach control (avpatc), experienced an engine failure, approximately 10 miles short of destination; (hzl) airport. Aircraft was on final approach to a golf course, when 2 golf carts came out in front of aircraft. Pilot changed landing area to another open area. Aircraft hit the ground hard, damaging the main landing gear, and both blades of the propeller. Aircraft had very little fuel in right wing (less than 1/2 gallon) engine gasolator, and the header tank, after investigation. Submission of this report closes this incident. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT FLYING AT 4500 FEET, COMMUNICATING WITH WILKES-BARRE APPROACH CONTROL (AVPATC), EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION; (HZL) AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO A GOLF COURSE, WHEN 2 GOLF CARTS CAME OUT IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT CHANGED LANDING AREA TO ANOTHER OPEN AREA. AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND HARD, DAMAGING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND BOTH BLADES OF THE PROPELLER. AIRCRAFT HAD VERY LITTLE FUEL IN RIGHT WING (LESS THAN 1/2 GALLON) ENGINE GASOLATOR, AND THE HEADER TANK, AFTER INVESTIGATION. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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