What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landed and left main gear collapsed, veered left and struck a tree. (-23) on June 26, 1996, at 1900 EST, a north American navion, N4096K, piloted by jules t. mominee, registered to nelson d. bailes and jules t. mominee, collided with a tree during landing roll-out, at Skylane Airport, Evansville, Indiana, while on a pleasure flight. The aircraft was landing to the north on runway 36, a 2000 foot turf runway. The aircraft landed midfield slightly right of center. The left main gear collapsed and the aircraft veered left. The aircraft traveled approximately 700 feet and the left wing struck a tree. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan had been filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at skyland airport, Evansville, IN, on June 26, 1996, time unknown.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED AND LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, VEERED LEFT AND STRUCK A TREE. (-23) ON JUNE 26, 1996, AT 1900 EST, A NORTH AMERICAN NAVION, N4096K, PILOTED BY JULES T. MOMINEE, REGISTERED TO NELSON D. BAILES AND JULES T. MOMINEE, COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT, AT SKYLANE AIRPORT, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING TO THE NORTH ON RUNWAY 36, A 2000 FOOT TURF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED MIDFIELD SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTER. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SKYLAND AIRPORT, EVANSVILLE, IN, ON JUNE 26, 1996, TIME UNKNOWN.
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