What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on June 28, 1996, at approximately 1400 CDT, a P-51D aircraft, N251HR operated and piloted by howard ross was involved in a prop strike while landing during a personal flight . Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received damage to its propeller blades. There were no injuries to the pilot, the sole occupant. The pilot holds a commercial certificate. The flight originated at the Waukegan airport on June 28, 1996 at approximately 1300 CDT. This report is closed. Pilot was doing 3 takeoffs and landings to carry passengers on the third landing right brake became hot and grabbed upon landing causing the prop to strike runway.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 28, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CDT, A P-51D AIRCRAFT, N251HR OPERATED AND PILOTED BY HOWARD ROSS WAS INVOLVED IN A PROP STRIKE WHILE LANDING DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT . VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO ITS PROPELLER BLADES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE WAUKEGAN AIRPORT ON JUNE 28, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 CDT. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED. PILOT WAS DOING 3 TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS TO CARRY PASSENGERS ON THE THIRD LANDING RIGHT BRAKE BECAME HOT AND GRABBED UPON LANDING CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE RUNWAY.