What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 03-16-97 at approximately 1920 hours, a Cessna CE-310J, N2220 piloted by Mr. Mervyn d. richards, a private pilot, neglected to lower the landing gear on runway 29 at Chester county airport, coatesville, PA. The pilot stated he was distracted because of high winds and forgot to put the landing gear down. Visual meterorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan had not been filed for the flight. The pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured and the aircraft received only minor damage. privacy data omitted Incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 03-16-97 AT APPROXIMATELY 1920 HOURS, A CESSNA CE-310J, N2220 PILOTED BY MR. MERVYN D. RICHARDS, A PRIVATE PILOT, NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ON RUNWAY 29 AT CHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT, COATESVILLE, PA. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BECAUSE OF HIGH WINDS AND FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.
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