What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 18, 1997, at 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-23, N4322P, landed at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, Staunton, Virginia. The pilot allowed the aircraft to drift to the left side of the runway prior to landing. The left propeller hit a runway light, and as the aircraft decelerated, the left wing hit a distance marker sign. Prior to landing the pilot had complained that the right throttle had stuck at 1500 rpm's, the right prop control was stiff, and the elevator trim was not functioning. Examination of the right engine controls found them stiff but workable. privacy data omitted Incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 18, 1997, AT 13:00 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-23, N4322P, LANDED AT SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO LANDING. THE LEFT PROPELLER HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT, AND AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED, THE LEFT WING HIT A DISTANCE MARKER SIGN. PRIOR TO LANDING THE PILOT HAD COMPLAINED THAT THE RIGHT THROTTLE HAD STUCK AT 1500 RPM'S, THE RIGHT PROP CONTROL WAS STIFF, AND THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE CONTROLS FOUND THEM STIFF BUT WORKABLE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.
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