What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on August 1, 1996 at approximately 2033 hours, a Cessna CE-208, N9653F, piloted by theresa m. cook, a commercial pilot, experienced some difficulties while landing on runway 14 at the Laurel Airport, DE after dropping parachutist earlier in the day. It was reported that during the landing flare the windscreen fogged over restricting forward visibility to zero resulting in a hard landing. Visual meteorological condition prevailed at the time and a flight plan had not been filed for this local flight. The pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft was not injured and the aircraft received only minor damage. During an interview, the pilot advised that during the landing flare the windscreen fogged over, both the outer and inner panels which restricted forward visibility to zero. The aircraft was landed looking out the side panel window which was rather hard causing the nose gear to collapse and propeller strikes. The pilot advised that she did not attempt a go around because of the restricted forward visibility, felt it would have been unsafe. In a later phone interview, the pilot could add nothing to her earlier statement. We feel the fog over of both the outer and inner panels of the wind screen was an unusual circumstance, therefore, this incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 1, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 2033 HOURS, A CESSNA CE-208, N9653F, PILOTED BY THERESA M. COOK, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTIES WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AT THE LAUREL AIRPORT, DE AFTER DROPPING PARACHUTIST EARLIER IN THE DAY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE WINDSCREEN FOGGED OVER RESTRICTING FORWARD VISIBILITY TO ZERO RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED FOR THIS LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. DURING AN INTERVIEW, THE PILOT ADVISED THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE WINDSCREEN FOGGED OVER, BOTH THE OUTER AND INNER PANELS WHICH RESTRICTED FORWARD VISIBILITY TO ZERO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED LOOKING OUT THE SIDE PANEL WINDOW WHICH WAS RATHER HARD CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND PROPELLER STRIKES. THE PILOT ADVISED THAT SHE DID NOT ATTEMPT A GO AROUND BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTED FORWARD VISIBILITY, FELT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNSAFE. IN A LATER PHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT COULD ADD NOTHING TO HER EARLIER STATEMENT. WE FEEL THE FOG OVER OF BOTH THE OUTER AND INNER PANELS OF THE WIND SCREEN WAS AN UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCE, THEREFORE, THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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