What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: history of flight: on January 22, 1996, at 1705 CST, a Beechcraft, model 18, N3038C, registered to may air express landed gear-up at the point of departure after a 14 CFR part 91 training flight. No flight plan was filed for this local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained minor damage, the two certificated commercial pilots were not injured. The flight originated at Texarkana, Arkansas, municipal airport, jan. 22, 1996, at 1820 CST. Damage to the aircraft: both propellers were damaged, the main landing gear doors & both lower cowlings were damaged. Test and research: visual inspection revealed a broken landing gear lift leg assembly, p/n 404-188405-600, causing the main landing gear to not lock down. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON JANUARY 22, 1996, AT 1705 CST, A BEECHCRAFT, MODEL 18, N3038C, REGISTERED TO MAY AIR EXPRESS LANDED GEAR-UP AT THE POINT OF DEPARTURE AFTER A 14 CFR PART 91 TRAINING FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS LOCAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, THE TWO CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOTS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, JAN. 22, 1996, AT 1820 CST. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT: BOTH PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS & BOTH LOWER COWLINGS WERE DAMAGED. TEST AND RESEARCH: VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN LANDING GEAR LIFT LEG ASSEMBLY, P/N 404-188405-600, CAUSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO NOT LOCK DOWN. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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