What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot landed on a closed runway in Thomaston, Georgia. The runway was appropriately marked with a large yellow x on both ends. The destination airport is located approximately five air miles to the north east of the closed airport. Investigation determined the landing gear selector was in the down position and the gear indicator gage reflected the gears were not down. The aircraft was raised and the gear was manually extended. The pilot stated he left kissimmee, FL around 15:55 hours enroute to tara field in atlanta, GA to pickup an engine. The weather at tara field was bad and he diverted to falcon field. He failed to see the runway and executed a missed approach. He then requested clearance to an airport with better weather conditions. ATC cleared him to the columbus, GA airport. Pilot proceeded to the columbus airport and then requested clearance to the Thomaston/upson airport because it was closer to his destination airport. ATC cleared him to the Thomaston/upson airport. The pilot stated that he was cleared to maintain 5000 feet and then cleared to descent to 4000 feet. The pilot then requested and received a descent to 3000 feet. The pilot stated upon breaking out of the clouds that he saw the airport about two miles ahead and he entered a downwind for a landing on runway 28 at the closed airport. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT LANDED ON A CLOSED RUNWAY IN THOMASTON, GEORGIA. THE RUNWAY WAS APPROPRIATELY MARKED WITH A LARGE YELLOW X ON BOTH ENDS. THE DESTINATION AIRPORT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY FIVE AIR MILES TO THE NORTH EAST OF THE CLOSED AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE GEAR INDICATOR GAGE REFLECTED THE GEARS WERE NOT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED AND THE GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT STATED HE LEFT KISSIMMEE, FL AROUND 15:55 HOURS ENROUTE TO TARA FIELD IN ATLANTA, GA TO PICKUP AN ENGINE. THE WEATHER AT TARA FIELD WAS BAD AND HE DIVERTED TO FALCON FIELD. HE FAILED TO SEE THE RUNWAY AND EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH. HE THEN REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO AN AIRPORT WITH BETTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. ATC CLEARED HIM TO THE COLUMBUS, GA AIRPORT. PILOT PROCEEDED TO THE COLUMBUS AIRPORT AND THEN REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO THE THOMASTON/UPSON AIRPORT BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSER TO HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT. ATC CLEARED HIM TO THE THOMASTON/UPSON AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO MAINTAIN 5000 FEET AND THEN CLEARED TO DESCENT TO 4000 FEET. THE PILOT THEN REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A DESCENT TO 3000 FEET. THE PILOT STATED UPON BREAKING OUT OF THE CLOUDS THAT HE SAW THE AIRPORT ABOUT TWO MILES AHEAD AND HE ENTERED A DOWNWIND FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE CLOSED AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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