What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on April 20, 1997, at approximately 1620 EST, a belanca citabria BL-7-gcaa, N8642V, piloted by john p. smoots, a commercial pilot, attempted an off airport landing near the town of Eagle, PA. During the landing rollout, the aircraft ground-looped and flipped over on it's back. Propeller and wing strut damage resulted. The pilot sustained a minor cut to the head and the aircraft received minor damage. During the interview, the pilot stated that he believed he was traveling slow enough to safely turn the aircraft around. Unfortunately, he was traveling too fast and a ground loop resulted. privacy data omitted This investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 20, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1620 EST, A BELANCA CITABRIA BL-7-GCAA, N8642V, PILOTED BY JOHN P. SMOOTS, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, ATTEMPTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING NEAR THE TOWN OF EAGLE, PA. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED AND FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK. PROPELLER AND WING STRUT DAMAGE RESULTED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR CUT TO THE HEAD AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. DURING THE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED HE WAS TRAVELING SLOW ENOUGH TO SAFELY TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND. UNFORTUNATELY, HE WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST AND A GROUND LOOP RESULTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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