What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on March 31, 1997, at 1718 local time, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83, N436AA, registered to American airlines, inc., while the aircraft was taxiing on "alpha" and while making a right turn, the right main landing gear slid off the taxiway onto the grass and sunk into the mud. There was no emergency and all 91 passengers and 6 crew members were deplaned and bussed to the terminal. The ARFF responded and American airlines' maintenance personnel recovered the aircraft on the taxiway and inspected the aircraft as per the mcdonnel Douglas maintenance manual and American airlines workcard number DR059210, and then returned the aircraft to service. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 31, 1997, AT 1718 LOCAL TIME, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83, N436AA, REGISTERED TO AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING ON "ALPHA" AND WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SLID OFF THE TAXIWAY ONTO THE GRASS AND SUNK INTO THE MUD. THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY AND ALL 91 PASSENGERS AND 6 CREW MEMBERS WERE DEPLANED AND BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND AMERICAN AIRLINES' MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AS PER THE MCDONNEL DOUGLAS MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND AMERICAN AIRLINES WORKCARD NUMBER DR059210, AND THEN RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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