What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 12-24-95 at 0945 MST a Kitfox owned by darrell d. olson experienced a failure of the right landing gear brace during a dual instructional flight. VFR flight conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage with no injuries to the two occupants. The student pilot, Mr. Olson, holds student certificate number EE0474959. The flight instructor holds CFI certificate number 1721224CFI. The gear brace failed at low speed, during rollout, when the student applied right rudder and brake. Mr. Olson provided a copy of service letter #48 from the aircraft manufacturing company, skystar aircraft, which describes an identical failure of the same component. This investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 12-24-95 AT 0945 MST A KITFOX OWNED BY DARRELL D. OLSON EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BRACE DURING A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. THE STUDENT PILOT, MR. OLSON, HOLDS STUDENT CERTIFICATE NUMBER EE0474959. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HOLDS CFI CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1721224CFI. THE GEAR BRACE FAILED AT LOW SPEED, DURING ROLLOUT, WHEN THE STUDENT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE. MR. OLSON PROVIDED A COPY OF SERVICE LETTER #48 FROM THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, SKYSTAR AIRCRAFT, WHICH DESCRIBES AN IDENTICAL FAILURE OF THE SAME COMPONENT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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