What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on February 9, 1996, at 1534 PST a Cessna 152 operated by wings over California, and piloted by student pilot yoshihisa nagata, was involved in a landing incident at rhv airport. The student pilot was performing solo training involving local flight, and had completed one touch & go prior to the incident. Upon landing, the aircraft veered to the left and departed the runway. The nose wheel contacted the soft mud, causing the aircraft to tip onto its nose. The aircraft came to rest in an inverted position. The pilot's statement was taken through the use of his flight instructor as an interpreter, since he is unable to effectively communicate in the english language. Operations personnel have been requested to review this incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 9, 1996, AT 1534 PST A CESSNA 152 OPERATED BY WINGS OVER CALIFORNIA, AND PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT YOSHIHISA NAGATA, WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING INCIDENT AT RHV AIRPORT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING SOLO TRAINING INVOLVING LOCAL FLIGHT, AND HAD COMPLETED ONE TOUCH & GO PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE SOFT MUD, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP ONTO ITS NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT'S STATEMENT WAS TAKEN THROUGH THE USE OF HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AS AN INTERPRETER, SINCE HE IS UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. OPERATIONS PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO REVIEW THIS INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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