What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Bounced on hard landing. Stopped off runway. Returned to base. Prop, nose gear, fire wall damaged. Wings wrinkled. (-23) on August 7, 1996, at 1100 CDT, a Piper PA-28-140, N44245, registered to beene, charles w. dba, privacy data omitted with student pilot tricia l. richardson, on a solo cross country flight, experienced a hard landing on runway 18 at rensselair, Indiana (rzl). Ms. Richardson, the only occupant, was enroute from kokomo, Indiana on a solo cross country flight. VFR meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The aircraft suffered substantial damage as a result of the hard landing and subsequent bounces before coming to rest in the grass beside the runway. The pilot was uninjured. The flight originated at the kokomo municipal airport (okk), on August 7, 1996, at approximately 1000 CDT. After coming to rest in the grass the pilot taxied back onto the runway. She later flew the aircraft back to okk.
As the FAA filed it
BOUNCED ON HARD LANDING. STOPPED OFF RUNWAY. RETURNED TO BASE. PROP, NOSE GEAR, FIRE WALL DAMAGED. WINGS WRINKLED. (-23) ON AUGUST 7, 1996, AT 1100 CDT, A PIPER PA-28-140, N44245, REGISTERED TO BEENE, CHARLES W. DBA, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH STUDENT PILOT TRICIA L. RICHARDSON, ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT RENSSELAIR, INDIANA (RZL). MS. RICHARDSON, THE ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS ENROUTE FROM KOKOMO, INDIANA ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT BOUNCES BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE KOKOMO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OKK), ON AUGUST 7, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 CDT. AFTER COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS THE PILOT TAXIED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. SHE LATER FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO OKK.
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